[每日] sobriquet (n) 綽號
Word of the Day (Monday October 13, 2008)
sobriquet \SO-brih-kay; -ket; so-brih-KAY; -KET\, noun:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/464Vz
A nickname; an assumed name; an epithet.
In addition to his notorious amours, he became distinguished for
a turbulent naval career, particularly for the storms he
weathered, thus bringing him the sobriquet "Foulweather Jack".
-- Phyllis Grosskurth, Byron: The Flawed Angel
At a small reception on the occasion of my twenty-fifth
anniversary in this position, my good friend Izzy Landes raised
a glass and dubbed me the Curator of the Curators, a sobriquet
I have worn with pride ever since.
-- Alfred Alcorn, Murder in the Museum of Man
There was an omnivorous intellect that won him the family
sobriquet of Walking Encyclopedia.
-- Eric Liu, The Accidental Asian
Sobriquet is from the French, from Old French soubriquet, "a
chuck under the chin, hence, an affront, a nickname."
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