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单词 eponym
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ep·o·nym

noun
/ˈepənɪm/
/ˈepənɪm/
(specialist)
  1. a person or thing, or the name of a person or thing, from which a place, an invention, a discovery, etc. gets its name名祖(姓名或名称被用以命名地方、发明、发现等的人或物)
    • Williams was presented with the Billie Jean King Trophy by its eponym, Billie Jean King herself.威廉姆斯被同名的比利·简·金亲自颁发了比利·简·金奖杯。
    • Medical eponyms are meant to honour individuals who contributed to the field.医学名字旨在纪念对该领域做出贡献的个人。
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek epōnumos ‘given as a name, giving one's name to someone or something’, from epi ‘upon’ + onoma ‘name’.
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