first-name /ˈfɜːstˈneɪm/ vt. | a.I vt. 用名字称呼(以示亲密，别于用姓称呼) I said I couldn't first-name him, not now. 我说过我不能用名字称呼他，现在还不能。 II a. 用名字称呼的；亲热的，无拘束的 Nearly everyone was on a first-name basis. 几乎人人都用名字相互称呼以示亲切。 He was on first-name terms with the ambassador. 他与大使互以名字称呼，交情很好。