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单词 appellative
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Definition of appellative in English:

appellative

adjective əˈpɛlətɪvəˈpɛlədɪv
formal
  • Relating to or denoting the giving of a name.

    〈正式〉(与)命名(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A word of warning, appellative names within the Society tend to be awarded by others often out of the recipient's own injudicious utterances.
    • The poetry in this period is marked by the use of appellative and patriotic themes.
    Synonyms
    eponymous, identifying
noun əˈpɛlətɪvəˈpɛlədɪv
  • A common noun, such as ‘doctor’, ‘mother’, or ‘sir’, used as a vocative.

    普通称呼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Observe how clearly the author states that all these appellatives employed as names of God came into existence after the Creation.
    • The number of appearances of the rest of the 260 terrain-related appellatives has not been counted.
    • With regard to appellatives, it is only the use of capital letters that bears resemblance to German writing conventions.
    • There are some thirteen appellatives in this section of his epistle, and all are true of every saint of God.
    • The number following each proper name indicates the number of appellatives assigned to that person.
    Synonyms
    name, title, term, designation, epithet, label, tag, style, sobriquet, nickname, byname

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin appellativus, from appellat- 'addressed', from the verb appellare (see appeal).

Definition of appellative in US English:

appellative

adjectiveəˈpɛlədɪvəˈpelədiv
formal
  • Relating to or denoting the giving of a name.

    〈正式〉(与)命名(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The poetry in this period is marked by the use of appellative and patriotic themes.
    • A word of warning, appellative names within the Society tend to be awarded by others often out of the recipient's own injudicious utterances.
    Synonyms
    eponymous, identifying
nounəˈpɛlədɪvəˈpelədiv
  • A common noun, such as “doctor,” “mother,” or “sir,” used as a vocative.

    普通称呼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With regard to appellatives, it is only the use of capital letters that bears resemblance to German writing conventions.
    • There are some thirteen appellatives in this section of his epistle, and all are true of every saint of God.
    • Observe how clearly the author states that all these appellatives employed as names of God came into existence after the Creation.
    • The number following each proper name indicates the number of appellatives assigned to that person.
    • The number of appearances of the rest of the 260 terrain-related appellatives has not been counted.
    Synonyms
    name, title, term, designation, epithet, label, tag, style, sobriquet, nickname, byname

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin appellativus, from appellat- ‘addressed’, from the verb appellare (see appeal).

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