middle name

英 [ˌmɪdl ˈneɪm]

美 [ˌmɪdl ˈneɪm]

n.  中名(名和姓之间的名字)

习惯用语

n.

be sb's middle name
• 是某人的突出个性
  used to say that sb has a lot of a particular quality
• ‘Patience’ is my middle name!
  我的最大特点就是有耐心！

牛津词典

noun

• 中名（名和姓之间的名字）
  a name that comes between your first name and your family name

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 中名(名与姓之间的名字)
  Yourmiddle nameis the name that comes between your first name and your surname.
  1. His middle name is Justin.
     他的中名是贾斯廷。
• N-COUNT 突出的个性；明显的特征
  You can usemiddle namein expressions such as 'discretion was her middle name' and 'his middle name is loyalty' to indicate that someone always behaves with a great deal of a particular quality.
  1. Geniality is my middle name. I rarely write a fierce word about any restaurant.
     与人为善是我最大的特点。我在给饭店写评语时很少用到激烈的言辞。

英英释义

noun

• a name between your first name and your surname

双语例句

• I listened to my friend closely, because deciding my son's middle name was an arduous task for my husband and me.
  我认真倾听了朋友的讲话，因为决定我儿子的中间名对我的丈夫和我来说也是一项繁重的任务。
• His middle name's scrooge.
  他是出名的守财奴。
• Steven: I don't know what his middle name is yet.
  史蒂文：我还不知道他的中间名是什么。
• Notice how one of the steps adding a middle name is marked as optional.
  注意其中一个步骤添加中间名字是如何被标记为可选的。
• Applicant: My middle name is Charles.
  申请人：我的中间名是查尔斯。
• What is your first child's middle name?
  第一个孩子的名字？
• That's good, because then her middle name could be Emma, just like mine is.
  那好啊，她的中间名字就可以和我一样叫艾玛了。
• The last name, or surname, must also be considered when choosing a first and middle name.
  取第一和第二个名字的时候（注：美国人除了姓和名之外，有些人还有中间的名字）也要将姓考虑进去。
• Also, pick a first name and a middle name that go together well.
  此外，选择一个第一名称和中东的名称到一起。
• Her name is Susan N.Armstrong. N is the abbreviation of her middle name.
  她的名字是苏珊N埃姆斯壮。N是她中间名字的缩写。