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names

UK //neɪmz//US //neɪmz//

词源

源自古英语 'nama',源自原始日耳曼语 'namô',与古高地德语 'namo'、古诺尔斯语 'nafn' 同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根 'no-men-'(名字)。

noun

❶ 指一个人或事物的称呼,用于识别和区分不同个体。可以是正式姓名、昵称或特定场合的称谓。

“Please write your full name on the application form.”

(请在申请表上写下你的全名。)

“The teacher called out the names of the students one by one.”

(老师逐一念出学生的名字。)

❶ 指某事物的名称或标题,如书籍、歌曲、品牌等。用于标识和引用特定对象。

“The name of the movie was changed before its release.”

(这部电影在上映前改了名字。)

“Do you know the name of this song?”

(你知道这首歌的名字吗?)

同义词:titles, designations, appellations

verb

❶ 给某人或某物起名或命名,通常带有正式或特定的意义。

“They named their daughter after her grandmother.”

(他们以祖母的名字给女儿命名。)

“The new species was named by the scientist who discovered it.”

(这个新物种由发现它的科学家命名。)

❶ 指认或提名某人担任某个职位或角色。

“The president named a new ambassador to the country.”

(总统任命了新驻该国大使。)

“She was named as the team leader for the project.”

(她被提名为该项目的团队负责人。)

同义词:designate, appoint, nominate

常见短语

in the name of — 以...的名义,表示代表某人或某事,或出于某种原因。

“He acted in the name of justice.”

(他以正义的名义行事。)

call someone names — 辱骂某人,用难听或不礼貌的名字称呼他人。

“The children were punished for calling each other names.”

(孩子们因为互相辱骂而受到惩罚。)

make a name for oneself — 成名,为自己赢得声誉或知名度。

“She made a name for herself in the fashion industry.”

(她在时尚界为自己赢得了名声。)