anonymous

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a·non·y·mous /əˈnɒnɪməs $ əˈnɑː-/ adjectiveadj

1 NAME OF A PERSONunknown by name 無名的，不署名的

the anonymous author of a collection of poems

一本詩集的佚名作者

anonymous donor/benefactor

the anonymous donor of a large sum of money

一筆巨款的匿名捐贈者

According to one employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, the company engaged in illegal activities.

根據一位不願透露姓名的員工所述，這家公司曾從事非法活動。

2 NOT KNOWdone, sent, or given by someone who does not want their name to be known 匿名的

an anonymous donation of $5,000

5,000美元的匿名捐贈

anonymous phone call/letter etc (=one that is often unpleasant or contains threats) 匿名電話/信等

3 writtenINTERESTING uninteresting in features or qualities – used to show disapproval 無特色的〔含貶義〕

grey, anonymous housing estates

灰暗而無特色的住宅區

—anonymously adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

anonymous• The college received an anonymous $5 million gift.• The writer of the poem is anonymous.• Given the possibility of an anonymous bidder, these things may remain a mystery.• King James replied to the Pope in an anonymous book which, in turn, was answered by Cardinal Bellarmine.• The Border Patrol received an anonymous call one night about drug activity in the area.• $50,000 has been given to the charity by an anonymous donor from Utah.• an anonymous hotel room• I received anonymous phone calls warning me not to go to the police about what I'd seen.• Both anonymous respondents claimed that both events had had no impact whatsoever on their recruiting.• One source, who wished to remain anonymous, said that he had seen the woman go into his room.• Further, he had agreed never to quote the man, even as an anonymous source.• The paper cited two anonymous sources.• Although they are anonymous subjects of the camera, their singularity is often stressed and their individual gestures carefully recorded.

remain anonymous• In keeping with the Thunderer's tradition, the foreign correspondent remained anonymous.• No wonder he chooses to remain anonymous.• Some of the money was put up by a pensioner who wishes to remain anonymous.• The man and the children remained anonymous.• A member of the office staff, who asked to remain anonymous , gave us the information.• Our client, who prefers to remain anonymous, is considering incorporating cruises into his contract.• She remains anonymous throughout, unable to answer, allowing Marlowe to continue to revel in his fantasy.

anonymous phone call/letter etc• He was too eager to get back to his roll to ask how Zen had found out about the anonymous phone call.• Twenty-four hours later you make an anonymous phone call.• And there was also the matter of the anonymous phone call, pointing the finger squarely at Amanda.

Origin anonymous

(1600-1700) Late Latin anonymus, from Greek, from an- “without” + onyma “name”

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