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pseudonym

noun
🔊/ˈsuːdənɪm/, 🔊/ˈsjuːdənɪm/
🔊/ˈsuːdənɪm/
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  1. a name used by somebody, especially a writer, instead of their real name假名；化名；笔名
    • under a pseudonym She writes under a pseudonym.她用笔名写作。🔊🔊
    • The rebel chief uses the pseudonym ‘Tigrillo’.叛军首领使用假名"提格里洛"。
    compare pen name
    Extra Examples
    • He adopted the pseudonym of George Banks.他用了乔治•班克斯的化名。
    • He has used a variety of pseudonyms.他使用了多种化名。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pseudonym
    • adopt
    • use
    preposition
    • under a/​the pseudonym
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudōnymos, from pseudēs ‘false’ + onoma ‘name’.