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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-derived
pseudofalse, imitation
+
onymname
=pseudonym

Common 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.

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