短语 “a man of his word” 或 “a woman of her word” 的意思是 “一个言之有信、说话算数的人”。它形容人诚实可靠、值得信赖，答应的事情一定能办到。

• I really like our accountant. She's a woman of her word and has always done everything she said she would do.
  我很喜欢咱们的会计。她是个言而有信的人，而且总是说到做到。
• Terry is very reliable. You can always trust something will get done well when he says he'll do it. He's a man of his word.
  泰瑞很可靠。当他承诺说会做一件事情的时候，你就大可放心，这件事肯定能办好。他是个言而有信的人。
• Our neighbour said he was a man of his word but we realised he wasn't. He told us he would return the things he had borrowed from us but he still hasn’t!
  我们邻居号称自己说话算数，但我们意识到他并不是这样的人。他说会把借走的东西还给我们，但到现在还没还！