cognomen
英 [kɒg'nəʊmən]
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英文词源
- cognomen (n.)
- 1809, from Latin com- "with" (see co-) + (g)nomen "name" (see name (n.)). Third or family name of a Roman citizen (Caius Julius Cæsar).
双语例句
- 1. Rufus is an unusual cognomen.
- 鲁弗斯不是一个平常的姓。
来自辞典例句
英英释意
- 1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name);
- "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
- "Henry's nickname was Slim"
- 2. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
