agnomen 的定义
plural ag·nom·i·na [ag-nom-uh-nuh]. /ægˈnɒm ə nə/.
- an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.”Compare cognomen.
- a nickname.
agnomen 近义词
nickname
更多agnomen例句
- It was this slight connection with ‘the trade’ which gained for Cromwell the agnomen of ‘the brewer.’
- A blank is here in the MS. Agnomen is found in some of the others.
- He obtained the Agnomen of Numidicus for his services in the Jugurthine war.
- To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.
- Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.