namesake
UKUS
C2
释义
n.
A person or thing with the same name as another
同名者;以某人命名的人或物
词根拆分
原生英语nameroot
+
sakeroot
=namesake
name + sake(为了……)=「为纪念某人而取同名的人」。你的 namesake 要么和你同名,要么以你的名字命名。sake 来自旧短语 for the sake of。
常用搭配
- 1.namesake of...的同名者
例句
- 1.
The boy was named after his grandfather, his namesake.
这男孩以祖父的名字命名,是祖父的同名者。
- 2.
The restaurant shares its name with its famous namesake in Paris.
这家餐厅与巴黎那家著名的同名店同名。