| 释义 |
euonym, n.
Brit. |ˈjuːənɪm|, U.S. |ˈjuəˌnɪm|
[‹ eu- comb. form + -onym comb. form, after euonymous adj.]
An appropriate or well-chosen name; (formerly in technical use) a name that conforms to the requirements of a particular system of nomenclature.
The term was popularized by its appearance as the winning word in the 1997 U.S. National Spelling Bee competition. Cf. quots 1997, 1997.
1889Cent. Dict. Euonym, in terminol., a good, proper, or fitting name of anything; a term which conforms to the rules and answers to the requirements of a system of naming, and is therefore available as a technical designation: opposed to caconym. 1987A. Nickon & E. F. Silversmith Org. Chem.: Name Game p. xi, Dodecahedrane is but one example of a neat, descriptive euonym coined for an organic molecule with a tongue-twisting title. 1997N.Y. Times 30 May b4 A Brooklyn heights eighth grader..exulted after winning the National Spelling Bee in Washington by spelling ‘euonym’... Euonym..is an uncommon word that many dictionaries do not list. 1997San Diego Union-Tribune (Electronic ed.) 30 May (heading) ‘Champion’ is one euonym for young spelldown winner. 2000P. Beatty Tuff iv. 53 Trish, wanting something less Hibernian [as a name], plied Grandpa Mickey with creamy stout and stated her case for a soft euonym, español perhaps, a name that sang racial armistice, so the boy wouldn't feel so different from the other kids. |