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sobriquet
[英] [ˈsəʊbrɪˌkeɪ, -ˌket, ˌsəʊbrɪˈkeɪ, ˈket] [美] [ˈsobrɪˌke, -ˌkɛt, ˌsobrɪˈke, ˈkɛt] 生词本

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. N-COUNT 假名;绰号;诨名 A sobriquet is a humorous name that people give someone or something. 

  • From his staff he earned the sobriquet 'Mumbles'.

    他的员工给他起了个“咕哝虫”的绰号。

Noun

1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name);

  • "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
  • "Henry's nickname was Slim"