| 单词 | anonymity |
| 释义 | anonymity (once / 2121 pages) n If you want a little bit of invisibility, you might seek anonymity, or being anonymous and nameless. He was a very wealthy man, and he gave most of his money away with quiet anonymity, so no one knew who was helping. The noun anonymity comes from a Greek word meaning "without a name." If you have anonymity, you have namelessness, and people will not know who you are. Some words that are the opposite of anonymity are "celebrity" and "fame." Sometimes people request anonymity, as in "he phoned the police to report the break-in across the street but requested anonymity so the burglars wouldn't know who turned them in." WORD FAMILYanonymity: anonymities+/anonymous: anonymity, anonymously USAGE EXAMPLESAll officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The killings were confirmed by a law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) n the state of being anonymous Syn|Hyper namelessness obscurity an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known |
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