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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