| 单词 | sobriquet |
| 释义 | sobriquet (once / 8491 pages) n If people start calling you "Mac" because you like to eat macaroni and cheese for every meal, then you not only have a strange diet, but you also have a sobriquet — in other words, a nickname. Sobriquet is derived from the French word soubriquet. Sobriquets are often but not always humorous, so in order to pronounce this word, you might want to remember that the last syllable rhymes with play. Sobriquets are usually given to you by other people, but you can choose one for yourself if you want. If your name is Jennifer and you tend to introduce yourself as Jen, this also qualifies as a sobriquet. WORD FAMILYsobriquet: sobriquets USAGE EXAMPLESPerhaps not a sobriquet either would have expected. Time(Nov 09, 2016) He was tough on taxes, big on the Second Amendment and business, so tough on crime that he was given the sobriquet “Chain-Gang Charlie.” Wall Street Journal(Oct 21, 2016) Desert Trip also has been dubbed “Oldchella,” “Dadchella” and “Rockers With Walkers,” among other sobriquets, but matters of age seemed irrelevant to those on hand. Los Angeles Times(Oct 16, 2016) n a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) Syn|Hyper byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, soubriquet appellation, appellative, denomination, designation identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
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