cognomen

英[kɒg'nəʊmen] 美[kɒg'noʊmən]
  • n. 姓;(古罗马)第三个名字;别名;绰号
cognominal cognomens
GRE
Noun:
  1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name);

    "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
    "Henry's nickname was Slim"

  2. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

1. Rufus is an unusual cognomen.
鲁弗斯不是一个平常的姓。

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