compellation

n. 称呼, 姓名

发音

UK /ˌkɒmpəˈleɪʃən/
US /ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən/

词形变化

compellations 复数 compellations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.

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  2. 2.

    A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.

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  3. 3.

    An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made.

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词源

Borrowed from Latin compellātiōnem (“act of addressing”) + English -ion (suffix indicating the result of an action or process). Compellātiōnem is the accusative singular of compellātiō (“a rebuke, reprimand, reproof”), from compellō (“to compel; to urge; to drive together”) (from com- (prefix indicating a bringing together of several things) + pellō (“to drive, impel; to strike”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to approach; to drive; to strike; to thrust”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results). Compare appellation.

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