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单词 nickname
释义
nickname
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɪk.neɪm/us
/ˈnɪk.neɪm/
B1
aninformalnamefor someone or something,especiallyanamethat you are called byyourfriendsorfamily, usuallybasedonyourrealnameoryourcharacter:
外号；绰号；诨名
We always use the nickname Bee forourdaughterElizabeth.
"Darwin" was the nickname he was given at highschool, because of hisinterestinscience.他上高中的时候外号叫“达尔文”，因为他对科学很感兴趣。
Synonyms
handle(NAME)informal
monikerhumorous
name
sobriquetformal
More examples
  • Do you have any nicknames?
  • As achild, he was given the nickname 'Brackets' because of hisbandylegs.
  • We all had nicknames atschool.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Names and titles
  • A.N. Other
  • age
  • aka
  • alias
  • appellation
  • forename
  • form of address
  • given name
  • good name
  • identity
  • pen name
  • pet name
  • place name
  • pseudonym
  • pseudonymous
  • trademark
  • under the name ofidiom
  • unidentified
  • unnamed
  • untitled
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nickname
verb[T+ obj + noun]
uk
/ˈnɪk.neɪm/us
/ˈnɪk.neɪm/
to give someone or something anickname:
Thecampsitehas been nicknamed "tentcity" byvisitingreporters.
Because he alwaysdressedinblack,colleaguesnicknamed him DrDeath.
More examples
  • There is amodernofficeblocknextdoor, whichlocalshaveaffectionatelynicknamed the Beehive.
  • Someone has nicknamed her the Chameleon because shechangesherdressesso often.
  • Sailorsoncenicknamed thiscoastalstretch, "The Graveyard of the Atlantic".
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Names and titles
  • A.N. Other
  • age
  • aka
  • alias
  • appellation
  • forename
  • form of address
  • given name
  • good name
  • identity
  • pen name
  • pet name
  • place name
  • pseudonym
  • pseudonymous
  • trademark
  • under the name ofidiom
  • unidentified
  • unnamed
  • untitled
See more results »
(Definition ofnicknamefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
nickname
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɪk.neɪm/us
/ˈnɪk.neɪm/
B1
aninformalnamefor someone or something,especiallyanamethat you are called byyourfriendsorfamily, usuallybasedonyourrealnameoryourcharacter
外号；绰号；诨名
We always use the nickname Beth forourdaughterElizabeth.我们总是把女儿伊丽莎白昵称为“贝丝”。
"Darwin" was the nickname he was given at highschool, because of hisinterestinscience.他上高中的时候外号叫“达尔文”，因为他对科学很感兴趣。
More examples
  • Do you have any nicknames?
  • As achild, he was given the nickname 'Brackets' because of hisbandylegs.
  • We all had nicknames atschool.

nickname| American Dictionary

nickname
noun[C]
us
/ˈnɪkˌneɪm/
aninformalnamefor someone or sometimes something, usedesp. to showaffection, and oftenbasedon the person'snameor acharacteristicof theperson

nickname

verb[T]us
/ˈnɪk·neɪm/
He was sooptimisticthat hisstaffnicknamed him Twinkletoes.
(Definition ofnicknamefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnickname

nickname
Kindergartners overused letters from their own first names (or commonly used nicknames) when spelling.
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However, not all internally derived nicknames are the result of a reduction of a specific name.
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Recall that nicknames contextualize camaraderie among social equals, while kin terms simultaneously contextualize camaraderie and deference 0 patronage.
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The use of nicknames puts them on the same social level, thereby creating an intensely friendly atmosphere.
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We all have proper names, but familiarity allows us to give each other nicknames with which we feel more comfortable.
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The fragmented, blurred and illusory identities of the characters in the novel are signified by the use of nicknames.
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He uses techniques such as giving nicknames to reporters and questioning them on their family life and children.
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In one case, however, a graduate student and her faculty advisor shared their nicknames for undergraduates.
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The associated importance of nicknames and by-names, wordplay about names, and the circumstances under which people might change their names are also considered.
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A typology of nicknames and pseudonyms as well as a brief cross-cultural presentation of multiple or alternative personal names is provided.
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Another external path by which nicknames may be formed derives from a famous, striking, notorious, or shameful incident.
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They are initials or first names or last names or nicknames of the owners and drivers.
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Informants were well aware of this danger ; one refused to use nicknames for superiors at all out of fear of this result.
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Clearly this asser tion is only par t of the phenomenon of nicknames, as the above discussion reveals.
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In other words, these alternative names, or "nicknames," may appropriately be considered ethnic names.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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