eponymous

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a. 齐名的

发音

UK /ɪˈpɒnɪməs/
其它
UK /ɛ-/
US /əˈpɑnəməs/
US /ɛ-/
AU /əˈpɒnəməs/

词形变化

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释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.

    Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.

    Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.

    The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.

  2. 2.

    Of a thing: named after a person or entity.

    The American singer-songwriter Madonna released her eponymous album in 1983.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

eponymic

词源

PIE word *h₁epi From Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos, “concerning giving one’s name to something; named in a significant manner; surnamed”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting pertinence or relation).

来源：wiktionary