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单词 sobriquet
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Definition of sobriquet in English:

sobriquet

(also soubriquet)
noun ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ
  • A person's nickname.

    绰号

    she was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet ‘Duchesse’
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He laughs when asked about his new sobriquet of Britain's richest man.
    • His on-field partnership with fellow Galway great Frank Stockwell saw the pair earn the sobriquet of the ‘Terrible Twins’ - a name borne of their almost telepathic understanding.
    • Early on Sunday morning last, a person who lives at Brampton, near Appleby and who we only know by the sobriquet of ‘Cock Robin’, narrowly escaped being drowned.
    • John Mullan discusses Charles Edward Stuart's sobriquets, but we should remember that most of his followers in 1745 were Gaelic-speakers.
    • Frank, as his sobriquet implies, is a giant of a man.

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, originally in the sense 'tap under the chin', of unknown origin.

Definition of sobriquet in US English:

sobriquet

(also soubriquet)
noun
  • A person's nickname.

    绰号

    she was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet “Duchesse”
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Frank, as his sobriquet implies, is a giant of a man.
    • His on-field partnership with fellow Galway great Frank Stockwell saw the pair earn the sobriquet of the ‘Terrible Twins’ - a name borne of their almost telepathic understanding.
    • Early on Sunday morning last, a person who lives at Brampton, near Appleby and who we only know by the sobriquet of ‘Cock Robin’, narrowly escaped being drowned.
    • He laughs when asked about his new sobriquet of Britain's richest man.
    • John Mullan discusses Charles Edward Stuart's sobriquets, but we should remember that most of his followers in 1745 were Gaelic-speakers.

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, originally in the sense ‘tap under the chin’, of unknown origin.

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