soubriquet
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sou·bri·quet /ˈsuːbrɪkeɪ/ noun [countable] formal another spelling of sobriquet sobriquet 的另一种拼法
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soubriquet• I didn't believe what Rodriguez had said about the reason for that soubriquet.sou·bri·quet nounChineseSyllable
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soubriquet
so‧bri‧quet /ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ $ ˈsoʊ-/
(also sou‧bri‧quet /ˈsuː-/) noun [countable] formal
SYN nickname
▪ 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.
sou‧bri‧quet /ˈsuːbrɪkeɪ/
noun [countable] formal
another spelling of sobriquet
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(also sou‧bri‧quet /ˈsuː-/) noun [countable] formal Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: 'light blow under the chin, nickname'
an unofficial title or name Language: French
Origin: 'light blow under the chin, nickname'
SYN nickname
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noun [countable] formalanother spelling of sobriquet