nickname

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六级考研托福 Collins 2

n. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
n. a descriptive name for a place or thing

n. 绰号, 昵称
vt. 给...取绰号, 叫错名字
[计] 绰号

Collins 星级

8,467

BNC 频率

6,090

使用频率

nickname 由 nick 和 name 两部分组成。nick 原意是小的、轻微的，而 name 是名字的意思。所以 nickname 可以理解为一个小名或别名。

例句

1. My friend's nickname is "Sunny" because she is always cheerful.

我朋友的昵称是“Sunny”，因为她总是很快乐。

2. He prefers to be called by his nickname instead of his full name.

他更喜欢用昵称而不是全名。

3. In school, many students have fun nicknames given by their classmates.

在学校里，许多学生都有同学给起的有趣昵称。