surname

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈsɜːˌneɪm/    /ˈsɝˌneɪm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
    — James is my first name, and Smith is my surname.
  2. Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement. obsolete
    — Barsabas (whose syrname was Iustus).
  3. Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname. obsolete
    — I have before declared that Baal was the Sun, and Baal Peor, a sirname, from a particular place of his worship.
  4. The cognomen of Roman names. Classical-studies
动词 v.
  1. To give a surname to. transitive
  2. To call by a surname. transitive
    — “Lord,” said Sir Launcelot, “I am hight Launcelot, and am surnamed ‘He of the Lake.’”

词形变化

surnames plural sirname alternative sur-name alternative,obsolete surnames present,singular,third-person surnaming participle,present surnamed participle,past surnamed past sirname alternative sur-name alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English surname, a partial calque of Old French surnum, surnoun (“surname; nickname”) (whence Middle English surnoun), from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen (“surname”), from super- (“over, above, beyond”) and nōmen (“name”), equivalent to sur- + name.
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English surname, a partial calque of Old French surnum, surnoun (“surname; nickname”) (whence Middle English surnoun), from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen (“surname”), from super- (“over, above, beyond”) and nōmen (“name”), equivalent to sur- + name.
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