alias

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·li·as1 /ˈeɪliəs/ preposition  NAME OF A PERSONused when giving someone’s real name, especially an actor’s or a criminal’s name, together with another name they use 又名，化名〔尤指演员或罪犯〕 ‘Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston, alias Rachel Green 《六人行》的主角珍妮佛·安尼斯顿，即瑞秋·格林

Examples from the Corpus

alias• That's a picture of Margaret Zelle, alias Mata Hari.• We were introduced to Mrs Taylor, alias Meg Dods, author of the Housewife's Manual.• Carlos, alias "The Jackal', is wanted by police in several countries.

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alias2 noun [countable]  NAME OF A PERSONa false name, usually used by a criminal 〔通常指罪犯用的〕假名，化名 a spy operating under the alias Barsad 一个化名巴萨德进行活动的间谍

Examples from the Corpus

alias• Nog is a mysterious itinerant who sells the narrator a foam-rubber octopus, and whose name he adopts as an alias.• Somewhere out on the trail, Johnnie had taken an alias or gotten married.• Neural networks go by many aliases.• Roberts is known to use a number of aliases, including Bill Smith, Paul Williams, and even Count Von Blixenburg.• She took on the alias in a bid to avoid publicity when dealing with her solicitor Paul Butner.• Her brother, Solomon, a spy operating under the alias Barsad.• All three also claimed that McVeigh, using the alias Bob Kling, came into the shop with another man.under ... alias• Her brother, Solomon, a spy operating under the alias Barsad.• An alternative speculation is that he exists at present under the alias of Robert S.. Fanshaw or another alias.Origin alias1 (1400-1500) Latin “otherwise”

a·li·as1 prepositionalias2 nounChineseSyllable  

used someone’s when an name, giving real especially Corpus

alias

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a‧li‧as¹ /ˈeɪliəs/ prepositionused when giving someone’s real name, especially an actor’s or a criminal’s name, together with another name they use:
    ‘Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston, alias Rachel Green

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alias² noun [countable]
a false name, usually used by a criminal:
    a spy operating under the alias Barsad
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ first name (also given name especially American English formal) the name chosen for you by your parents: People usually call each other by their first name. | Please write your given name and your date of birth.
   ▪ Christian name old-fashioned first name: His Christian name was Joseph.
   ▪ last name/family name/surname the name that you share with your family or husband. Most English speakers would say last name. Surname sounds slightly formal: Can I have your last name? | Johnson is a common English family name. | At school they used to call each other by their surnames.
   ▪ middle name the name between your first and last names: Harry Potter’s middle name is James.
   ▪ full name your first name, middle name, and last name: I need your full name and address.
   ▪ maiden name a woman’s family name before she married and began using her husband’s name: My mother’s maiden name was Higgins.
   ▪ married name a woman’s family name after she gets married, if she uses her husband’s name: I don’t know what her married name is.
   ▪ nickname a name that people call you because of your appearance, personality etc, which is not your real name: At school he was given the nickname ‘Shorty’.
   ▪ stage name the name that an actor uses which is not their real name: She began acting in her childhood under the stage name Marjorie Moore.
   ▪ pen name (also pseudonym formal) a name that a writer uses which is not their real name: Mark Twain was his pen name. His real name was Samuel Clemens. | She wrote under the pseudonym of George Eliot.
   ▪ under an assumed name using a false name in order to hide your real name: He had rented the car under an assumed name.
   ▪ alias /ˈeɪliəs/ a false name, especially one used by a criminal: He uses a number of aliases.
   ▪ appellation formal a name which describes something – a very formal use: This fine city justifies its appellation ‘the Pearl of the Orient’.
   ▪ sobriquet formal a nickname – a very formal use: Jackson gained the sobriquet ‘Stonewall’ at the Battle of Bull Run.