ep·on·y·mous
adjective/ɪˈpɒnɪməs/
/ɪˈpɑːnɪməs/
[only before noun]- the eponymous character of a book, play, film, etc. is the one mentioned in the title
synonym titular(主人公与标题)同名的 - Don Quixote, eponymous hero of the great novel by Cervantes
堂吉诃德——塞万提斯巨著中与书同名的主人公
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEponymous is used with these nouns:- hero
- heroine
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from eponym + -ous. - Don Quixote, eponymous hero of the great novel by Cervantes