Front | surname |
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Pron | ['sɜːrneɪm] |
Back | 【surname】 n. 姓 A woman, after marriage, usually drops her surname and takes that of her husband. 女人结婚后,经常省去原来的姓而冠上夫姓。 |
Vocab | surnamethe name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
A surname is a person’s last name, or family name. Smith is a popular surname in the U.S., while Dieng is a popular surname in Senegal. Your surname is your last name. A surname can be Smith, Jones, Johnson, Giacometti — any name that someone gets from their family. The word surname derives from sur “above" + name. The term surname was first used by feudal lords, who adopted the name of their property as their family name. A surname can be derived from a place name (e.g., London) or a trade (e.g., Schneider means "tailor" in German). All forms of 'surname' will appear on average once every 926 pages. surname |
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