who's who

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A publication containing biographies of well-known or important people. capitalized,countable,sometimes
    — Nearly every country has now a Who's Who, which gives a brief outline of the life and work of living men who have distinguished themselves in various ways.
  2. A list of notable, famous, or upper-class people. countable
    — In the growing who's who of Negro educators, the name of Cleo W. Blackburn, 45, ranks high.
  3. Collectively, the elite class. uncountable
  4. A person appearing in a Who's Who publication. countable
    — Sixty-one From Wisconsin Make Debut as Who's Whos [headline]:
  5. A celebrity or famous person, someone likely to be in such a publication. countable
  6. The identities of specific people, understood in terms of such distinguishing characteristics as their backgrounds, prominence, achievements, jobs, etc., as a basis for comparing them and especially as a basis for ranking them within a social group. idiomatic,uncountable
    — Mrs. Falconer cannot well avoid asking you to some of her entertainments, and it will be pleasant to you to know who's who beforehand.

词形变化

who's whos plural Who's Who alternative

词源

From Who's Who, the British publication of biographies for the upper class, first published in 1849.
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