nickname

nickname

英 ['nɪkneɪm]
　　美 ['nɪk'nem]

n. 綽號；昵稱
　　vt. 給……取綽號；叫錯名字

中文詞源：

nickname 綽號，昵稱

錯分裂詞，來自an eke name,額外的名字，eke,增加，詞源同augment.

例句：

1. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
查明殺手身份的重要線索是他的外號叫“花生”.

2. Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel's nickname for the baby.
安德魯聽到雷切爾給嬰兒起的綽號時，不禁高興得大笑起來。

3. His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still.
傢人為他起的廣東話綽號意思是NeverSitsStill（從來坐不住）。

4. She professed to hate her nickname.
她自稱痛恨自己的外號。

5. She delighted in the nickname, the "iron lady".
她喜愛這個昵稱——“鐵娘子”。