"namesake" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 同名者

Definition

与另一人或事物同名的人或事物，尤其是以他人名字命名的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式用词，常用于介绍人物或事物因某人命名的情况。日常口语中不常用。注意：不能表示“昵称”。

Examples

My cousin is my namesake; we both are called John.

我的堂兄是我的**同名者**，我们都叫John。

She named her daughter after her grandmother, so her child is her grandmother's namesake.

她给女儿起了祖母的名字，所以女儿是祖母的**同名者**。

The city was founded by its royal namesake.

这座城市是由其皇室**同名者**创立的。

He's the singer's namesake, but they aren't related at all.

他是这位歌手的**同名者**，但他们一点关系都没有。

Our company launched a product with the same title as its famous namesake from 50 years ago.

我们公司推出了一款与50年前著名**同名者**同名的产品。

It gets confusing when a father and son, both doctors, are namesakes at the same hospital.

当父亲和儿子都是医生，又是同一家医院的**同名者**时，容易让人混淆。