| 单词 | nom de guerre |
| 释义 | nom de guerre (once / 38880 pages) n A nom de guerre is a fake name (or pseudonym) that you use for a particular task or job. If you're a member of a roller derby team, you might adopt the nom de guerre of "Dora the Destroyer." Originally, a nom de guerre was literally its French translation: "name of war." Starting around the fifteenth century, French army recruits were assigned official noms de guerre, usually relating to their hometowns or some distinctive physical characteristic, which acted like identification numbers. Today, most often a nom de guerre is simply a false name that you use in one particular situation or role. WORD FAMILYnom de guerre USAGE EXAMPLESOsborne openly adopted the nom de guerre Tom Brown for the duration of his imprisonment, and began his voluntary stay. Ted Conover, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing(2000) He noted that even if a name had been used in the article, it would have been an alias or nom de guerre. New York Times(Jan 16, 2015) Under the nom de guerre of Actress, Cunningham makes what seems, on the surface, to be fragmentary, abrasive techno music. The Guardian(Sep 09, 2014) n a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role Syn|Hypo|Hyper anonym, pseudonym stage name the pseudonym of an actor nom de plume, pen namean author's pseudonym name a language unit by which a person or thing is known |
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