| 释义 |
al·ter ego
\|ȯltəˈrē(ˌ)gōalso |äl- or -ˈre- or -təˈē or -təˈe- sometimes |al-\ noun
(plural alter egos)
Etymology: Latin, literally, second I
: a second self:
a. : a trusted friend
< John became his alter ego >
b. : a confidential representative
< his political alter ego >
c. : a guardian spirit often represented in So. and Central American Indian carvings by the figure of an animal on the head, back, or shoulders of a human being
d. : the opposite side of a personality
e. : counterpart 3 |