eponym

eponym

美 　英 ['epənɪm]

• n.名祖（姓名或名称被用以命名地方、发明、发现等的人或物）
• 网络名祖词；人名名词；专名转化

词形变化

复数：eponyms  

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. 名字被用来命名国家[地方等]的真人(或神话中的人) 2. 与某时期[运动,学说等]有关的人

英英解释

n.

1. a person or mythical character from whom something such as an invention, activity, or place takes its name 2. a name derived from the name of a person or mythical character. For example, "Rome" is an eponym coming from "Romulus." 3. a medical name, e.g. that of a disease, derived from the name of a person