高校英語の文法（グラマー）の授業で自分が一番、印象に残っているフレーズ
それが、She is an angel of a woman.
であった。
やっぱり、ガイジンでも気になるのね。
〔質問〕-- an angel of a woman VS. a woman of an angel
Are these two sentences different in meaning or could one of them be wrong or unidiomatic?
〔回答〕
In what circumstances would you expect to say a woman of an angel? She is an angel of a woman means that she is so kind (and, perhaps, beautiful) that she seems like an angel. It's highly unlikely that anyone would admiringly compare an angel to a woman! –
Kate Bunting Jan 26, 2021 at 11:20
All the angels I've come across have male names - possibly a case of celestial gender discrimination - although I see that there are a great many I've not yet encountered: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_angels_in_theology –
Ronald Sole Jan 26, 2021 at 12:07
If you want to use 'of a' or 'of an' to state that your opinion that a thing is like some other thing, an angel of a woman (if she is virtuous or kind), a lion of a man (if he is brave), a shoe-box of a house (if it is small), etc, you put the other thing first. –
Michael Harvey Jan 26, 2021 at 12:26
Does this answer your question? an angel of a woman VS. a woman like an angel –
Kate Bunting Jan 26, 2021 at 13:21
