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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryanon·y·mous \ə-ˈnä-nə-məs\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anōnymos, from a- + onyma name — more at name DATE 16311. not named or identified an anonymous author they wish to remain anonymous2. of unknown authorship or origin an anonymous tip3. lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability the anonymous faces in the crowd the gray anonymous streets — William Styron• anon·y·mous·ly adverb• anon·y·mous·ness nounEnglish Etymologyanonymous c.1600, from Gk. anonymos "without a name," from an- "without" + onyma, Æolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name). Related: Anonymity (1820).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7anonymousan·onym·ous / E5nCnimEs; NAmE E5nB:n- / adjective1. (of a person 人) with a name that is not known or that is not made public 不知姓名的；名字不公开的: an anonymous donor 不知姓名的捐赠者 The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous. 这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。 2. (abbr. anon.) written, given, made, etc. by sb who does not want their name to be known or made public 匿名的；不具名的: an anonymous letter 匿名信 3. without any unusual or interesting features 没有特色的: long stretches of dull and anonymous countryside 大片大片千篇一律、枯燥平淡的乡村 • an·onym·ous·ly adv.Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishanonymous adj. VERBS be | become | remain ADV. completely, entirely PHRASES prefer/wish to remain anonymous My client wishes to remain anonymous. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedanon·y·mous\əˈnänəməs also (ˈ)a|n-\ adjectiveEtymology: Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anōnymos, from an- + onoma name — more at name1. : having or giving no name : of a name or with the name unknown or unrevealed : nameless < an anonymous author > < giant corporations responsible to distant anonymous owners > < the perfect type of the anonymous assistant > < the anonymous mass of mankind >2. a. : of unknown or unnamed source or origin (as authorship, donorship, workmanship) < an anonymous book > < anonymous furniture > < an anonymous gift > < a bottle of imported but anonymous claret > b. of a coin or token : bearing no indication (as name or insignia) of the issuer3. : not having or not imparting a sense of clearly marked individuality or personality : producing an effect of being without name or identity < a sea of anonymous faces > < a district of brown anonymous houses — Sinclair Lewis > < its characters are both static and lifeless; they have names but they remain anonymous — Bernard De Voto > < an anonymous fear, the fear of forces rather than of men — Roger Burlingame >4. : reported without the names of the persons involved• anon·y·mous·ly adverb• anon·y·mous·ness noun -es

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