英语词汇“eponym”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	eponym
释义	ep·o·nym \ˈepəˌnim\ noun (-s) Etymology: Greek epōnymos, from epōnymos eponymous 1. : one for whom or which something is named or supposedly named : name giver: as a. : the usually mythical ancestor or totem animal or object that a social group (as a tribe) holds to be the origin of its name < it is now the opinion of biblical scholars that … the grandchildren of Noah are tribal eponyms — A.R.Wagner > b. : an Assyrian official whose name was used in chronology of the period 893-666 B.C. to designate his year of office — called also limmu 2. [influenced in meaning by English -onym] : a name derived from the name of an eponym < taking the name of the totem animal as an eponym — M.J.Herskovits > < the eponym “Weil's disease” assumes that Weil was the first to describe the disease accurately >
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