| 词汇 | aptronym |
| 释义 | aptronym noun[ C ] uk /ˈæp.trə.nɪm/ us /ˈæp.trə.nɪm/(alsoaptonym) a person's name that matches their job or one of their main characteristics: Many amusing aptronyms relate to the chosen career of their owner: a winemaker called Emily Wines, or a weather presenter named Sarah Blizzard. “Pedant” isn’t my actual surname - it's just a username, so it's not really an aptonym. Compare nominative determinism If the name of a barber is Samuel Barber, it is an aptronym. There are many famous examples of aptonyms — the sprinter, Usain Bolt, for instance — and just this week I read about a surgeon called Professor Kneebone. Sigmund Freud based his theory of psychoanalysis on the "pleasure principle", and as "Freude" is German for "pleasure", his name could be said to be an aptronym. People think my family name, "Art", is made up because it's an aptonym. Names and titles A.N. Other age aka alias appellation forename form of address given name good name identity pet name place name pseudonym pseudonymity pseudonymous unchristened under the name ofidiom unidentified unnamed untitled |
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