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anonymity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·o·nym·i·ty /ˌænəˈnɪməti/ noun [uncountable]  NAME OF A PERSONwhen other people do not know who you are or what your name is 匿名,不公开姓名 Every step will be taken to preserve your anonymity. 将采取各种措施确保你的姓名保密。 One official, who spoke on condition of anonymity (=he would only speak if his name was not told), said the White House took the threat very seriously. 一位不愿公开姓名的官员称,白宫非常重视这一威胁。 the anonymity of city streets (=you do not know anyone, and no one knows you) 城市街头人人互不相识
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anonymityThe telephone used to give callers anonymity.Most employees labor in tiny cubicles within a culture that craves anonymity and silence.If at second glance you deem him a dud, you can slip back into anonymity and leave him to the barflies.I see three important constituent elements of the digital realm becoming more evident every day: malleability, anonymity and connectivity.This account helped the inclusion of anonymity for the rape defendant as well.After years of anonymity following her victory in court, McCorvey began to champion the abortion rights movement in 1984.Specifically the Heilbron Report did not recommend similar anonymity for defendants in rape cases.Such is the brutality of war, and the anonymity on which it feeds.Laws protect the anonymity of the rape victim.All their names, however, have been changed to preserve their anonymity.
an·o·nym·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
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anonymity
anonymity /ˌænəˈnɪməti, ˌænəˈnɪmɪti/ noun [uncountable]
when other people do not know who you are or what your name is:
    Every step will be taken to preserve your anonymity.
    One official, who spoke on condition of anonymity (=he would only speak if his name was not told), said the White House took the threat very seriously.
    the anonymity of city streets (=you do not know anyone, and no one knows you)


ano·nym·ityBrE /ˌænəˈnɪməti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌænəˈnɪməti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state of remaining unknown to most other people 匿名;不知姓名;名字不公开Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密,书中的人用的都是化名。🔊🔊the anonymity of the city (= where people do not know each other) 城市中的人互不相识的现象(especially NAmE) He agreed to give an interview on condition of anonymity (= if his name was not mentioned).他同意在不披露姓名的条件下接受采访。the state of not having any unusual or interesting features 无特色;无个性特征the anonymity of the hotel decor这家旅馆毫无特色的装饰风格