sobriquet
n. 绰号,诨名
A sobriquet is a humorous name that people give someone or something.
From his staff he earned the sobriquet 'Mumbles'.
他的员工给他起了个“咕哝虫”的绰号。
1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name);
The dashes looked like ants column; thus, this effect earned the colorful sobriquet marching ants.
虚线看上去就像一队蚂蚁, 因此这种效果赢得一个形象绰号,即“行进中的蚂蚁”.
Andrew Jackson was known by the sobriquet " Old Hickory. "
安德鲁·杰克生以其绰号“老山胡桃 ” 而知名.
From his staff he earned the sobriquet "Mumbles".
他的员工给他起了个“咕哝虫”的绰号。