| 词汇 | matronymic |
| 释义 | matronymic noun[ C ] uk /ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/ us /ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/ a name that is based on the given name(= the name given at birth) of someone's mother or one of their mother's ancestors: 取自母亲（或女性祖先）名 For surnames, I prefer the system of male children getting a patronymic and female children getting a matronymic. 对于姓氏，我更喜欢男孩随父，女孩随母的方式。 More than a third of people with recorded parents in 10th-century documents have matronymics.在10世纪的文献中，有父母记录的人中有超过三分之一名字取自母亲。 In the Vedic literature we find a person born of a maiden mentioned with his matronymic. Occasionally the matronymic took the form of a nickname. The suffix "-nanda" in these legends is no more than a matronymic. Names and titles A.N. Other age aka alias appellation first name forename form of address given name good name pet name place name pseudonym pseudonymity pseudonymous unchristened under the name ofidiom unidentified unnamed untitled Comparepatronymicnoun matronymic adjective uk /ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/ us /ˌmæt.rəˈnɪm.ɪk/ (of a name) based on the given name(= the name given at birth) of someone's mother or one of their mother's ancestors: 取自母亲（或女性祖先）名的 Patronymic or matronymic surnames derive from a mother or father's forename. 父姓或母姓源于母亲或父亲的名。 We address him by his matronymic surname, according to his apparent preference. Matronymic surnames were part of Anglo-Saxon and Viking systems. The matronymic style is the most popular, followed by the teknonymic style. Names and titles A.N. Other age aka alias appellation first name forename form of address given name good name pet name place name pseudonym pseudonymity pseudonymous unchristened under the name ofidiom unidentified unnamed untitled Comparepatronymicadjective |
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