eponym

eponym

美 　英 ['ep?n?m]

• n.名祖（姓名或名稱被用以命名地方、發明、發現等的人或物）
• 網絡名祖詞；人名名詞；專名轉化

詞形變化

復數：eponyms  

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

n.	1. 名字被用來命名國家[地方等]的真人(或神話中的人) 2. 與某時期[運動,學說等]有關的人

英英解釋

n.

1. a person or mythical character from whom something such as an invention, activity, or place takes its name 2. a name derived from the name of a person or mythical character. For example, "Rome" is an eponym coming from "Romulus." 3. a medical name, e.g. that of a disease, derived from the name of a person