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单词 eponym
释义 eponym
 —eponymic,  adj.  
 /ep"euh nim/,  n.  
  1. a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name: Brut, the supposed grandson of Aeneas, is the eponym of the Britons.
  2. a word based on or derived from a person's name.
  3. any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office.
 [1840-50; back formation from EPONYMOUS]
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