pseudonym
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsjuːdənɪm/🇺🇸 US/'sju:dәnim/
IELTSGREC2
Definitions
n.
A fictitious name used by a person, especially a writer or performer, instead of their real name.
假名,化名;(尤指作家的)笔名
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.write under a pseudonym以笔名写作
- 2.adopt a pseudonym采用笔名
- 3.use a pseudonym使用化名
- 4.publish under a pseudonym以笔名出版
Example Sentences
- 1.
Mark Twain was the pseudonym of Samuel Clemens.
- 2.
Mary Ann Evans wrote her famous novels under the pseudonym George Eliot.
- 3.
The whistleblower posted the leaked documents online using a pseudonym.
- 4.
Many early female authors adopted male pseudonyms to be taken seriously.