eponymous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·pon·y·mous /ɪˈpɒnɪməs $ ɪˈpɑː-/ adjective [only before noun] ANAME OF A PERSONthe eponymous character in a book, film, or play is the character whose name is in its title 〔书、电影或戏剧中的角色〕与作品同名的 Hester, the book’s eponymous heroine 与本书同名的女主人公赫斯特
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eponymous• Formerly landlord of the eponymous Comedian pub at Sunniside, the ever-buoyant Bob has gone downhill to Crook.• The Indigo Girls' eponymous debut album "The Indigo Girls" won a Grammy award in 1988.• Quixote, Don, eponymous hero of the great novel by Cervantes.• Salieri's mistress Caterina Cavalieri, and the author of the text, Stephanie himself, as the eponymous impresario.• You can grey your fingers on the dust of endless eponymous saints.• Cross Action intends eventually to build support for all widely used databases into its eponymous system.Origin eponymous (1800-1900) Greek eponymos, from epi- (EPICENTER) + onyma “name”e·pon·y·mous adjectiveChineseSyllable
play Corpus character the film, book, or a in is eponymous
eponymous
e‧pon‧y‧mous /ɪˈpɒnəməs, ɪˈpɒnɪməs $ ɪˈpɑː-/
adjective [only before noun]the eponymous character in a book, film, or play is the character whose name is in its title:
Hester, the book’s eponymous heroine
e‧pon‧y‧mous /ɪˈpɒnəməs, ɪˈpɒnɪməs $ ɪˈpɑː-/
adjective [only before noun]the eponymous character in a book, film, or play is the character whose name is in its title: