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单词 anonymous
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Definition of anonymous in English:

anonymous

adjectiveəˈnɒnɪməsəˈnɑnəməs
  • 1(of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.

    the donor's wish to remain anonymous
    an anonymous phone call
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Certainly the purpose of these tests is that they are anonymous and the identity of the riders does not come out in public.
    • We explained that the individual doctors would be anonymous.
    • One anonymous student raises the concern that women are overly sexualized in society.
    • The shop was analysed by an anonymous customer who judged them on things such as customer service and quality of shop layout.
    • People are not anonymous in cyberspace, as they construct identities that they use there.
    • The classic is called Everyman, it's from 1485, by an anonymous author.
    • Individual benefactors, who wish to remain anonymous, have given generously.
    • There were calls from two anonymous people that may prove very useful, but I need them both to ring back and I really urge them to do so.
    • They were almost impossible to censor and their authors were anonymous, so that retaliation against them was not possible.
    • Thanks to the anonymous reader who tipped me off to the food trend piece.
    • Without disclosure of the security files, these individuals would remain anonymous.
    • I am staggered by the insensitivity of this anonymous writer in raising this issue in a public forum where it was read by Tara's parents.
    • Then a letter arrives, on pink notepaper, from an anonymous woman who claims to have known Don 20 years previously.
    • It's an invaluable source of movie info, but like any site with anonymous user reviews, it's easily abused.
    • In that, they are far from unusual, claims one Scottish manager who prefers to remain anonymous.
    • The twelve-month-old cat was rescued from the moors by an anonymous walker and delivered to Moggies Cat Rescue two weeks ago.
    • My only clue was a reference, buried in the article, to a book title by this anonymous author.
    • At the same time, an anonymous couple have offered financial help.
    • Next to this biography, Phillips describes his own therapeutic dialogue with an anonymous patient.
    • As the anonymous reporter once said ‘never let the facts get in the way of a good story’.
    Synonyms
    unnamed, of unknown name, nameless, incognito, unidentified, unknown, unspecified, undesignated, unacknowledged, mystery
    unsung
    rare innominate
    unsigned, unattributed, unattested, uncredited
    1. 1.1 Having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal.
      his impeccable, slightly anonymous Chelsea flat
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Here it was; an anonymous glass door, swirls of coloured glass within a metal frame.
      • Hardly anyone was aware of his gifts, he was totally anonymous, to many he was just that quiet guy in Accounts who never got laid.
      • She stole a glance at the four in black, who remained anonymous, stoic, neutral.
      • What had seemed an anonymous mob suddenly sprang into variety and colour.
      • He said we should never think we are unknown to Jesus, as if we were just a number in an anonymous crowd, but that each one of us is precious to him.
      • If I had an old cooker I can take it in my anonymous car to the tip for recycling.
      • Scott McLean, an anonymous figure for most of the match, met Andy Roddie's low cross and prodded the ball home from close range.
      • And the seven women in black were anonymous because their robes made them so.
      • In the past both have been fitful performers, outstanding one day anonymous the next.
      • We are not mechanical pieces of a political machine, individuals in an anonymous society.
      • At first it seems like any other grey, anonymous street but the further down you go, the more it feels like a gateway to another world.
      • They grew tall and anonymous, faceless obsidian columns studding the curved horizon.
      • The usual suspects were there along with an anonymous crowd of unknowns.
      • Nobody wants or wishes to perish in an anonymous, faceless, globally uniform civilisation.
      • Their loyalty is to the Black Watch - not to some anonymous organisation.
      • I took my time in the shower, sang a few lines from some anonymous song, and painted my nails black.
      • I phoned Chris, my best friend when I was ten and now a Dublin journalist, and we staggered into an anonymous grey building.
      • Windowless, featureless, anonymous, it could only be a power station.
      • The lobby is inhabited by several anonymous figures in white jumpsuits and hoods wearing surgical masks.
      • The fact is, this is a distinctive vehicle in a very bland, anonymous and nondescript market.
      Synonyms
      characterless, unremarkable, nondescript, impersonal, faceless, colourless, grey

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek anōnumos 'nameless' (from an- 'without' + onoma 'name') + -ous.

Rhymes

eponymous, Hieronymus, pseudonymous, synonymous
 
 

Definition of anonymous in US English:

anonymous

adjectiveəˈnɑnəməsəˈnänəməs
  • 1(of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.

    the donor's wish to remain anonymous
    an anonymous phone call
    the anonymous author of Beowulf
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were almost impossible to censor and their authors were anonymous, so that retaliation against them was not possible.
    • We explained that the individual doctors would be anonymous.
    • The shop was analysed by an anonymous customer who judged them on things such as customer service and quality of shop layout.
    • Then a letter arrives, on pink notepaper, from an anonymous woman who claims to have known Don 20 years previously.
    • In that, they are far from unusual, claims one Scottish manager who prefers to remain anonymous.
    • Individual benefactors, who wish to remain anonymous, have given generously.
    • My only clue was a reference, buried in the article, to a book title by this anonymous author.
    • One anonymous student raises the concern that women are overly sexualized in society.
    • It's an invaluable source of movie info, but like any site with anonymous user reviews, it's easily abused.
    • As the anonymous reporter once said ‘never let the facts get in the way of a good story’.
    • Thanks to the anonymous reader who tipped me off to the food trend piece.
    • Certainly the purpose of these tests is that they are anonymous and the identity of the riders does not come out in public.
    • People are not anonymous in cyberspace, as they construct identities that they use there.
    • There were calls from two anonymous people that may prove very useful, but I need them both to ring back and I really urge them to do so.
    • I am staggered by the insensitivity of this anonymous writer in raising this issue in a public forum where it was read by Tara's parents.
    • At the same time, an anonymous couple have offered financial help.
    • The classic is called Everyman, it's from 1485, by an anonymous author.
    • The twelve-month-old cat was rescued from the moors by an anonymous walker and delivered to Moggies Cat Rescue two weeks ago.
    • Next to this biography, Phillips describes his own therapeutic dialogue with an anonymous patient.
    • Without disclosure of the security files, these individuals would remain anonymous.
    Synonyms
    unnamed, of unknown name, nameless, incognito, unidentified, unknown, unspecified, undesignated, unacknowledged, mystery
    unsigned, unattributed, unattested, uncredited
    1. 1.1 Having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal.
      the anonymous black car waiting to take him to the airport
      a faceless, anonymous group
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said we should never think we are unknown to Jesus, as if we were just a number in an anonymous crowd, but that each one of us is precious to him.
      • They grew tall and anonymous, faceless obsidian columns studding the curved horizon.
      • The usual suspects were there along with an anonymous crowd of unknowns.
      • Hardly anyone was aware of his gifts, he was totally anonymous, to many he was just that quiet guy in Accounts who never got laid.
      • If I had an old cooker I can take it in my anonymous car to the tip for recycling.
      • Their loyalty is to the Black Watch - not to some anonymous organisation.
      • Windowless, featureless, anonymous, it could only be a power station.
      • At first it seems like any other grey, anonymous street but the further down you go, the more it feels like a gateway to another world.
      • We are not mechanical pieces of a political machine, individuals in an anonymous society.
      • Scott McLean, an anonymous figure for most of the match, met Andy Roddie's low cross and prodded the ball home from close range.
      • And the seven women in black were anonymous because their robes made them so.
      • She stole a glance at the four in black, who remained anonymous, stoic, neutral.
      • Here it was; an anonymous glass door, swirls of coloured glass within a metal frame.
      • What had seemed an anonymous mob suddenly sprang into variety and colour.
      • I phoned Chris, my best friend when I was ten and now a Dublin journalist, and we staggered into an anonymous grey building.
      • In the past both have been fitful performers, outstanding one day anonymous the next.
      • Nobody wants or wishes to perish in an anonymous, faceless, globally uniform civilisation.
      • The lobby is inhabited by several anonymous figures in white jumpsuits and hoods wearing surgical masks.
      • The fact is, this is a distinctive vehicle in a very bland, anonymous and nondescript market.
      • I took my time in the shower, sang a few lines from some anonymous song, and painted my nails black.
      Synonyms
      characterless, unremarkable, nondescript, impersonal, faceless, colourless, grey
    2. 1.2postpositive Used in names of support groups for addicts of a substance or behavior to indicate the confidentiality maintained among members of the group.
      Alcoholics Anonymous
      Debtors Anonymous
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Research has shown that Australians who have tried Gamblers Anonymous find the evangelical approach and the 12-step program far too difficult.
      • Arizona is host to more than 500 Alcoholics Anonymous groups.
      • After Joe lands in the hospital, he realizes that he is an alcoholic and must seek help through Alcoholics Anonymous if he's ever to regain his life again.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek anōnumos ‘nameless’ (from an- ‘without’ + onoma ‘name’) + -ous.

 
 
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