eponym

名词

UK/ˈep.ə.nɪm/
US/ˈep.ə.nɪm/

定义 eponym 名词

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    A person whose name is used to name something else, such as a place, thing, or idea.

    指某人姓名被用来命名某事物或活动,此人即为该事物或活动的「同名者」

    • The 'Cheshire Cat' is an eponym from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

      『柴郡猫』是路易斯·卡罗的《爱丽丝梦游仙境》中的一个同名角色。

    • Alzheimer's disease is an eponym, named after the physician who first described it, Alois Alzheimer.

      阿尔茨海默病是一个同名词,以首次描述这种疾病的医生阿洛伊斯·阿尔茨海默命名。

    • The sandwich is an eponym, named after the Earl of Sandwich, who supposedly liked to eat meat between two slices of bread.

      三明治是一个同名词,以据说喜欢吃两片面包夹肉的桑威奇伯爵命名。