Word · Frequency #9483
surname
姓
The name that identifies members of a family, as distinct from a given name.
- 1.
The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
一个人名字中通常是遗传的部分,或被视为一个人家庭的标志,可能与家庭其他成员共享,或以某种方式从他们的名字中得出；与该人的名字区分开。
一个人名字中通常是遗传的部分,或被视为一个人家庭的标志,可能与家庭其他成员共享,或以某种方式从他们的名字中得出；与该人的名字区分开。；别号；绰号
In use
Her surname is Smith.
Please write your surname in capital letters.
Many Chinese surnames are one syllable.
sb's surname
His surname is Wang.
他的姓是王。
use one's surname
In China, people use their surname first.
在中国，人们先使用姓氏。
the surname [name]
The surname Smith is very common in the UK.
史密斯姓在英国很常见。
have the same surname
Connections
Collocations
- family surname
- 家族姓氏
- In many cultures, the family surname is passed down from father to child.在许多文化中，家族姓氏由父亲传给子女。
- common surname
- 常见姓氏
- Smith is a very common surname in English-speaking countries.史密斯在英语国家是一个非常常见的姓氏。
- maiden surname
- 娘家的姓
- After marriage, some women choose to keep their maiden surname.婚后，一些女性选择保留自己的娘家姓氏。
- surname first
- 姓氏在前
- In Chinese naming order, the surname comes first.在中文命名顺序中，姓氏在前。
- surname and given name
- 姓氏和名字
- Please fill in your surname and given name on the form.请在表格中填写您的姓氏和名字。
- change one's surname
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'sur'像'sir'，先生的名字就是姓氏。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：official_documents、personal_information Surname 是正式用语，多用于官方文件、表格或正式介绍中，在日常口语中更常说 family name 或 last name。
Grammar Note
surname作为名词，是可数名词，表示姓氏。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-name' ending, pronounced /neɪm/. However, stress placement varies: 'surname' stresses the first syllable, while 'rename' stresses '-name'. The other words have stress on the first syllable. The '-name' spelling is a reliable pattern for word endings.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.