“eponymous”的英文意思

单词

eponymous

释义

eponymous, a.|ɛˈpɒnɪməs|
[f. Gr. ἐπώνυµ-ος (see prec.) + -ous.]
1. That gives (his) name to anything; said esp. of the mythical personages from whose names the names of places or peoples are reputed to be derived.
1846Grote Greece i. iv. I. 111 The eponymous personage from whom the community derive their name.1874Sayce Compar. Philol. ix. 379 Eponymous heroes.1889Swinburne B. Jonson 27 The eponymous hero or protagonist of the play.
2. Giving his name to the year, as did the chief archon at Athens.
1857Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 195 Inscribed with the name of the eponymous magistrate.

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