1849, said to be originally a hobo term (but attested in London underclass from 1851), of uncertain origin; perhaps from monk (monks and nuns take new names with their vows, and early 19c. British tramps referred to themselves as "in the monkery"). Its origins seem always to have been obscure:
Sir H. Rawlinson can decipher cuneiform, but can he tell us why "moniker"--the word has a certain Coptic or Egyptian twang--means a name painted on a trunk? ["The Saturday Review," Dec. 19, 1857]
实用例句
1. She's the author of three detective novels under the moniker of Janet Neel.
她是3本署名为珍妮特·尼尔的侦探小说的作者。
来自柯林斯例句
2. No one but Pinky and Sister Heavenly knew his straight moniker ( Chester Himes ).
除了平姬和 海文莉 修女外,没有人知道他正确的名字.
来自辞典例句
3. Hisclassmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker.
他的同学们很少会获得这种难得的昵称.
来自互联网
4. So in Orwellian fashion , the buyout firms decided to change their moniker.
因此,用奥威尔的说法, 并购公司决定改名换姓.
来自互联网
5. His classmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker.
