name

name
noun
  1. a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to
    名字；姓名；姓；名称
    my name is Parsons, John Parsons.
    我叫帕森斯，约翰•帕森斯。
    Kalkwasser is the German name for limewater.
    Kalkwasser是石灰水的德文名字。
    ■someone or something regarded as existing merely as a word and lacking substance or reality
    虚名
    Nathan Bryce was still simply a name in a gossip column.
    内森•布赖斯仍然只是花絮栏中的一个虚名而已。
  2. a famous person
    名人
    as usual, the big race will lure the top names.
    同平常一样，大型的比赛会吸引一流的选手。
    ■[in sing.]a reputation, especially a good one
    名声，名誉；声望
    he set up a school which gained a name for excellence.
    他办了一所学校，声誉卓著。
  3. (in the UK) an insurance underwriter belonging to a Lloyd's syndicate
    （英国）属劳埃德保险社辛迪加的承保人
verb
[with obj.]
  1. give a name to
    给…取名字；为…定名
    hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named.
    数以百计的疾病还没有被分离出来或被命名。
    [with obj. and complement]she decided to name the child Edward.
    她决定给孩子取名为爱德华。
    ■identify by name; give the correct name for
    确认…的姓名；给出…的正确名字
    the dead man has been named as John Mackintosh.
    经辨认，死者叫约翰•麦金托什。
    ■give a particular title or epithet to
    用某种称号（或绰号）来称呼；授予…某种称号
    she was named as Student of the Year.
    她得到年度最佳学生称号。
    ■mention or cite by name
    提及；引述
    the sea is as crystal clear as any spot in the Caribbean you might care to name.
    这片海与你可能想提及的加勒比海的任何一处水域同样晶莹清澈。
    ■specify (a sum, time, or place) as something desired, suggested, or decided on
    说定；决定（数额、时间或地点）
    the club have asked Ballymena to name their price for the Scottish striker.
    俱乐部已要求巴利米纳队把那位苏格兰前锋的价格敲定下来。
    ■(chieflyBrit.)(of the Speaker) mention (a member of the legislative assembly) by name as disobedient to the chair and thereby subject to a ban from the House
    (主英)（下议院议长）点名开除（立法委员会成员）的议员身份
adjective
  1. [attrib.](of a person or commercial product) having a name that is widely known
    （人，商品）有名的，出名的
    countless specialized name brands geared to niche markets.
    针对伲池（特殊专业化）市场的无数种著名品牌。
常用词组
by name
  1. using the name of someone or something
    以名字；指名道姓地
    ask for the street by name.
    问去某某街怎么走。
by (或 of) the name of
  1. called
    以…为名，名叫
    a woman by the name of Smeeton.
    名叫斯梅顿的女人。
call someone names
  1. insult someone verbally
    谩骂某人
give one's name to
  1. invent, discover, or found something which then becomes known by one's name
    发明（或发现、创建）以自己名字命名的事物
    the company's founder, Henry Ford, gave his name to Fordism.
    福特公司的创始人亨利•福特创立了福特主义。
something has someone's name on it
  1. a person is destined or particularly suited to receive or experience a specified thing
    （某物）注定要被（某人）得到（或遭遇）
    he dared not go out for fear of encountering a bullet with his name on it.
    他不敢外出，害怕被定点枪杀。
have to one's name
  1. [often with negative]in one's possession
    拥有
    Jimmy hadn't a bean to his name.
    吉米什么值钱的东西都没有。
in all but name
  1. existing in a particular state but not formally recognized as such
    没有名分；未获正式承认
    these polytechnics had been universities in all but name for many years.
    许多年来，这些理工专科学校除了没有名分，与大学无甚差别。
in someone's name
  1. formally registered as belonging to or reserved for someone
    （登记）在…的名下
    the house was in her name.
    这所房子登记在她的名下。
  2. on behalf of someone
    以…的名义
    he began to question what had been done in his name.
    他开始询问别人以他的名义做了什么。
in the name of
  1. bearing or using the name of a specified person or organization
    在…的名下；用…的名义
    a driving licence in the name of William Sanders.
    一个以威廉•桑德斯的名字登记的驾照。
    ■for the sake of
    为…的缘故
    he withdrew his candidacy for the nation's top post in the name of party unity.
    为了党内团结，他退出了国家最高职位的竞选。
    ■by the authority of
    依凭，凭借
    crimes committed in the name of religion.
    借宗教之名犯下的罪行。
    ■(in the name of Christ/God/Allah/heaven etc.)used for emphasis
    究竟
    what in the name of God do you think you're doing?.
    你究竟是在干什么呀？。
in name only
  1. by description but not in reality
    在名义上
    a college in name only.
    一所有名无实的学院。
make a name for oneself
  1. become famous
    成名，出名
name the day
  1. arrange a date for a specific occasion, especially a wedding
    决定日期（尤指婚期）
one's name is mud
  1. 见 mud
name names
  1. mention specific names, especially of people involved in something wrong or illegal
    指名道姓（尤指说出做错事或违法者）
    if you're convinced my staff are part of this operation, then name names.
    如果你确信我的员工参与了这个行动，请说出名字。
the name of the game
  1. (informal)the main purpose or most important aspect of a situation
    (非正式)最要紧的东西，实质
no names, no pack drill
  1. 见 pack drill
put down (或 enter) one's (或 someone's) name
  1. apply to enter an educational institution, course, competition, etc.
    报名就读（或选课、参赛）
    I put my name down for the course.
    我报名参加了这门课程。
put a name to
  1. remember or tell someone what someone or something is called
    记 得…的名称；告诉某人…的名称
take someone's name in vain
  1. 见 vain
to name (but) a few
  1. giving only these as examples, even though more could be cited
    仅举几个例子
    the ingredients used are drawn from nature—avocado, lemon grass, and chamomile to name a few.
    使用的原料取自大自然——略举数例——鳄梨、柠檬草和甘菊。
what's in a name?
  1. names are arbitrary labels
    名称又能代表什么呢？
    ‘But was it still an opera?’ ‘What's in a name?’ he replied.
    “可它还是歌剧吗？”“名称又能代表什么呢？”他回答道。
you name it
  1. (informal)whatever you can think of (used to express the extent or variety of something)
    (非正式)凡是你能想到的（表示范围和种类）
    easy-to-assemble kits of locos, cars, lorries, ships … you name it.
    火车头、汽车、卡车、轮船…凡是你能想到的容易组装的模型套件。
派生
nameable
adjective
语源
  1. Old English nama, noma (noun), (ge)namian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naam and German Name, from a root shared by Latin nomen and Greek onoma
继承用法
name someone/thing after
  1. (北美 亦作 for)call someone or something by the same name as
    以…命名
    Nathaniel was named after his maternal grandfather.
    纳撒尼尔以他外祖父名字命名。
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