nickname
noun [ C ] uk/ˈnɪk.neɪm/ us/ˈnɪk.neɪm/
B1 外号;绰号;诨名
an informal name for someone or something, especially a name that you are called by your friends or family, usually based on your real name or your character
We always use the nickname Beth for our daughter Elizabeth. 我们总是把女儿伊丽莎白昵称为“贝丝”。
"Darwin" was the nickname he was given at high school, because of his interest in science. 他上高中的时候外号叫“达尔文”，因为他对科学很感兴趣。
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- Do you have any nicknames?
- As a child, he was given the nickname 'Brackets' because of his bandy legs.
- We all had nicknames at school.