名词 byname:
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a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- A person by the name of George wants to see you.
一个名叫乔治的人要见你。
- His name is Richard but we call him Dick.
他名叫里查,可是我们都叫他迪克。
- by name,in name
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- 这是两个与name有关的固定搭配。
- by name(也可说成 by the name of)是个中性词组,义:“名叫什么”,它放在专有名词之后,以表示你所要说明的人或物的确实名称。
- in name是贬义词,表示“名义上”、“徒有虚名”之意。