Type any word!

"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**?