Word · Frequency #18497
namesake
同名人;同名者
核心释义
a person with the same name as another
- 1.
将自己的名字给予另一实体的实体。
An entity that lends its name to another entity.
- 2.
以某人或某物命名的东西(尤指船只、建筑或医疗状况、症状或体征)。
Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something.
将自己的名字给予另一实体的实体。;以某人或某物命名的东西(尤指船只、建筑或医疗状况、症状或体征)。;同名人;同名物
用法In use
At the reunion, I met my namesake, who grew up in the same town.
用法提示:namesake 是名词,指与自己同名的人,在句中作宾语。
She discovered that the author of the article was her namesake.
用法提示:namesake 是名词,在句中作表语,表示与某人同名的人。
The two namesakes in our class often get their mail mixed up.
用法提示:namesake 用复数形式 namesakes,指两个同名的人。
be namesakes
namesake 的复数 namesakes 表示双方同名;常用作表语。
The two doctors are namesakes, and patients often mix them up.
这两位医生同名,病人常把他们弄混。
be sb's namesake
sb's namesake 指与某人同名的人,常指随某人取名。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- my namesake
- 与我同名的人
- My namesake was sitting right next to me on the plane.与我同名的人就在飞机上坐在我旁边。
- famous namesake
- 著名的同名者
- The young singer is often compared to her famous namesake.这位年轻歌手经常被拿来与她那位著名的同名者比较。
- the namesake of
- 与……同名的人
- He is the namesake of his grandfather.他和他祖父同名。
- younger namesake
- 较年轻的同名者
- The actor met his younger namesake at the ceremony.这位演员在典礼上遇到了一个与他同名的年轻人。
- namesake restaurant
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 namesake 拆成 name(名字)+ sake(缘由):因同一个名字而结缘的人,就是同名者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:biographical writing and news articles、formal introductions、casual mentions of someone with the same name 该词多用于书面或正式表达,如传记、新闻报道和正式介绍;口语中较少单独使用,更自然的说法是 have the same name。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
name、same、game、fame、came 都以 /eɪm/ 结尾,与 namesake 的重读部分 /neɪm/ 押韵。sake 与 namesake 的末尾拼写相同,但发音为 /seɪk/,不押韵,注意区分。另外,像 make 这类以 -ake 结尾的词虽然拼写相近,但也与 namesake 不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.