man/woman/car of the year 核心为“名词+of the year”的名词短语结构，其词源与西方年度评选文化深度关联：man of the year 最早可追溯至1927年美国《时代》周刊的年度人物评选，彼时为专属荣誉表达，1999年因性别中性化需求衍生出person of the year；car of the year 始于1949年美国《Motor Trend》杂志的年度车型评选，是汽车行业首个同类专属表达；woman of the year 则随20世纪女性社会地位提升，成为各类女性评选的标准表达，于20世纪40年代开始广泛使用。
该结构的核心语义分两类：与man/woman/car/player/ person/employee/student/teacher/film等名词搭配时以第一义为主： 评选荣誉义，指某年度内某类别中风云人物，年度人物；最具代表性、最突出、最优秀的人或事物，为正式评选/表彰的固定表达，此时定冠词the不可省略，表特指；
第二义为时间范围义，表“某一年的……”，为普通描述性用法，仅少数语境下使用。结构上，of the year 作后置定语修饰前置名词，整体可在句中作主语、宾语、表语等成分。
如：
He was named as the man of the year for his outstanding contribution to national governance.
他因对国家治理的杰出贡献被评为年度人物。
Michael has been voted Player of the Year.
迈克尔被评为“年度最佳球员”。
He deservedly won the Player of the Year award
他理所应当地获得了年度最佳球员奖。
The CEO of the enterprise was voted the business man of the year by the economic circle.
这位企业首席执行官被经济界评选为年度商界人物。
I got my lucky break when I won a 'Young Journalist of the Year' competition.
我时来运转，在“年度最佳青年记者”竞赛中取胜。
To me, you are always the woman of the year, the only one in my heart.
对我而言，你永远是我的年度挚爱，是我心中的唯一。
This new energy vehicle was awarded the car of the year by the international automotive association.
这款新能源汽车被国际汽车协会评为年度车型。
He said his girlfriend was the woman of the year for him, for she always accompanied him through hard times.
他说女友是他的年度最佳伴侣，因为她总陪他度过难关。
The soldier was honored as the military man of the year for his bravery in the peacekeeping mission.
这名士兵因在维和任务中的英勇表现被授予年度军人称号。
The excellent teacher was selected as the education man of the year by the local education bureau.
这位优秀教师被当地教育局评为年度教育人物。
In this romantic relationship, every moment with you makes you my forever man of the year.
在这段恋情里，与你相伴的每一刻，都让你成为我永远的年度心动之人。
The diplomat was named the diplomatic man of the year for his outstanding performance in international negotiations.
这位外交官因在国际谈判中的出色表现被评为年度外交人物。
He is the friend of the year for me, for he always helps me when I am in trouble.
对我来说他是年度最佳朋友，因为他总在我困境时伸出援手。
Their marriage was trumpeted as the society wedding of the year.
他们的联姻被宣扬成当年的豪门良缘。
They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year.
他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
These are the prizes given for the most outstanding British theatrical performances of the year.
这些奖项将要颁发给本年度英国最杰出的戏剧表演作品。
The new model will be in production by the end of the year.
新型号将于年底投产。
Many animals breed only at certain times of the year.
很多动物只在一年的某个时候交配繁殖。
They're aiming at training everybody by the end of the year.
他们力求做到在年底前人人得到培训。
They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year.
他们预期年底前迁入较大的经营场址。
Ordinarily it should be snowing at this time of the year.
按说这时候该下雪了。
For most of the year, the area is teeming with tourists.
一年中大部分时间里，这个地区游人如织。
I never thought I would meet the man of the year in my life, and he just walked into my world quietly.
我从未想过生命中会遇见属于我的年度挚爱，而他就这样悄悄走进了我的生活。《Woman of the Year》
解析：此处the man of the year 脱离正式评选的本义，结合爱情语境实现语义生活化，表“年度挚爱之人”，是该结构的灵活活用，仍保留“年度最突出”的核心内涵，定冠词the表特指说话人心中的唯一。
《Man of the Year》（2006，喜剧电影）：Tom Dobbs: "If I am really the man of the year, I will use my power to make the world a better place." 译：汤姆·多布斯：“如果我真的成为年度人物，我会用自己的力量让世界变得更美好。”
解析：此处the man of the year 为本义用法，指正式评选的“年度风云人物”，与《时代》周刊的评选语境一致，整体作表语，符合“名词+of the year”的基础句法功能。
This classic car is not just a vehicle, it’s the car of the year for all racing lovers
这辆经典跑车不只是一辆车，更是所有赛车爱好者心中的年度神车。《The Fast and the Furious 10》
解析：此处the car of the year 为半活用用法，非官方评选，而是主观评价中的“年度最佳”，保留结构的核心搭配，体现该短语的使用灵活性。
The famous leader was named the man of the year at the international conference for his efforts in world peace.
这位著名的领导人因其为世界和平所做的努力而被国际会议评为年度风云人物。（2025年全国甲卷高考）
She is called the woman of the year in the community.
她被称为社区年度最杰出女性。（2024北京中考）
This domestic new energy vehicle was named the car of the year of 2023.
这款国产电动汽车被评为2023年的年度车型。（2023年江苏省高考）
The young pianist won the prize of the year’s woman in the music field, which is the highest honor for her.( 2021年浙江省中考)
这位年轻的钢琴家获得了音乐界年度最佳女钢琴家奖，这是她获得的最高荣誉。
解析：本题考查该短语的同义替换，the year’s woman 与the woman of the year 同义，表“年度女性”，用名词所有格形式体现归属，是考试高频考点。
