moniker

FREQ #39717

n. 名字, 绰号

发音

UK /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/
US /ˈmɑn.ɪ.kɚ/
AU

词形变化

monikers 复数 monikers

别名

monacer monicker monniker

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

    The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker.

  2. 2.

    A person's signature.

  3. 3.

    An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.

    计算机 工程 数学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

nickname byname cognomen sobriquet soubriquet

上位词 4

designation denomination appellation appellative

词源

Unknown; first attested in 1849. Suggested derivations are: * Backslang for ekename (compare nickname); * From Shelta munik, munika; * From monk; * Partridge (A Dictionary of Historical Slang) suggests a corruption of monogram, which is suggestive of the sense signature. * From monarch in the sense 'king or No. 1, and thus with frank egotism, "I, myself".' (The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 281, pg. 349.) Online Etymological Dictionary's entry cites the Saturday Review (London newspaper) of 1857, which noted, "the word has a certain Coptic or Egyptian twang".

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