cognomen

英 [kɒg'nəʊmən] 美
  • n. 姓氏;绰号
近义词 surname

GRE

英英释义


1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name);
"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
"Henry's nickname was Slim"
2. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

英文词源


cognomen (n.)
1809, from Latin com- "with" (see co-) + (g)nomen "name" (see name (n.)). Third or family name of a Roman citizen (Caius Julius Cæsar).

双语例句


1. Rufus is an unusual cognomen.
鲁弗斯不是一个平常的姓。

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