"what's in a name" in Chinese (Simplified)
名字重要吗?名字没那么重要(文学说法)
Definition
这个短语表示名字并不重要,重要的是事物或人的实质。源自莎士比亚,质疑名字的真正价值。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于文学表达,多用于哲学性或幽默的语境,强调名字不重要。出自莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》,通常是修辞性表达,而非字面意思。
Examples
He said, "What's in a name?" to show the name doesn't matter.
他说:“**名字重要吗**?”来表示名字并不重要。
What's in a name when everyone still respects her?
**名字重要吗**,当大家依然尊重她?
Juliet asks, "What's in a name?" in the famous play.
朱丽叶在著名剧作中问,“**名字重要吗**?”
People always argue over brands, but really, what's in a name?
人们总是争论品牌,但说到底,**名字重要吗**?
Call it what you want—what's in a name if the meaning stays the same?
你想叫什么都行——**名字重要吗**,只要意思不变?
She changed her company's name, but customers didn’t mind—what’s in a name?
她把公司的名字改了,但顾客毫不在意——**名字重要吗**?