NAME OF A PERSONa name given to someone, especially by their friends or family, that is not their real name and is often connected with what they look like or something they have done 〔尤指给朋友或家人取的〕绰号,外号;诨名
She was nicknamed Sunny because of her happy nature.
她因生性快乐而被人叫做“开心果”。
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nickname• A nickname can mark just one incident in the life of the person concerned.• At school, her nickname was Carrots because of her redhair.• Symphony No. 88 has always been a favourite and rightly so, as well as the Oxford, helped by its nickname.• My father, on the other hand, could not be so easily summed up in a singlepaternalnickname.• After his exploits the Northerns side adopted the nickname.• Johnson earned the nickname "Magic" while still in high school.• She got the nickname "Sis" because her brother couldn't pronounce her name when they were kids.• His fondness for rings had already earned him the nickname Ringo.• His black cloak earned him the nickname ''Dracula''.• But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein, so presumably they sawsigns of something better.• Torme never objected to the velvet part of the nickname.• The nickname was a contemporary one, a means of distinguishing this Charles from other Carolingians with the same name.• Many of these men became localcharacters, if only remembered for their nicknames and their prowess in drinking.
Originnickname
(1400-1500)an ekename, mistaken for a nekename, from eke“also”((11-19 centuries)) (from Old Englisheac) + name
ADJECTIVE | VERB + NICKNAME | NICKNAME + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤childhood兒時的綽號➤affectionate親昵的綽號➤cute (especially NAmE) 可愛的綽號➤little (especially NAmE) 小綽號VERB + NICKNAME➤have, use有綽號;用綽號◇He used the nickname 'Brutus'.他用了“布魯圖”這一綽號。➤give sb給某人起外號➤acquire, gain, get獲得綽號◇He got his nickname 'Ash' from his heavy smoking.他由於煙癮極大而得了一個“煙灰”的外號。➤earn (sb)(某人)贏得綽號➤live up to體現綽號含義◇Knockout Nat lived up to his nickname.“擊倒之神”這個綽號不是他自封的。➤hate討厭綽號NICKNAME + VERB➤stick綽號留存◇He got his nickname when he was at school and it stuck for the rest of his life.他上學時的外號伴隨了他一生。PREPOSITION➤nickname for給⋯起的外號◇Their nickname for the club was 'Muscle Alley'.他們給俱樂部起的外號是“肌肉胡同”。PHRASES➤hence her/his nickname因此得了外號◇He worked in a garage-hence his nickname 'Oily'.他在修車場工作,因此得了個外號“油膩膩”。
➡ See also the entry for name另见name条nickname ♦︎ pseudonym ♦︎ aliasThese are all words for a name for sb which is not their real name.这些词均表示人的假名、化名、绰号。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a nickname / pseudonym / alias for sb◆to do sth under the pseudonym / alias (of) X◆to use / adopt a nickname / a pseudonym / an alias■nickname ˈnɪkneɪm [countable] an informal, often humorous, name for a person that is connected with their real name, their personality or appearance, or with sth they have done绰号;诨名;外号◆How did you get your nickname?你的绰号是怎么来的?◆We used to have nicknames for all our teachers.我们曾经给所有的老师都起了外号。 see also nickname ⇨ callverb1■pseudonym ˈsuːdənɪm, BrE also ˈsjuːdənɪm [countable] a name used by sb, especially a writer, instead of their real name假名;化名;笔名◆She writes under a pseudonym.她用笔名写作。◆He adopted the pseudonym of George Banks.他用了乔治•班克斯的化名。■aliasˈeɪliəs [countable] a false or different name, especially one that is used by a criminal(尤指罪犯所用的)化名,别名◆A con man used an alias to infiltrate the organization.一个骗子用化名混入了这个组织。◆He checked into the hotel under an alias.他用化名登记住进旅馆。▸alias