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so·bri·quet /ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ $ ˈsoʊ-/ (also soubriquet /ˈsuː-/) noun [countable] formal ALNAME OF A PERSONan unofficial title or name 绰号,诨名 SYN nicknameExamples from the Corpussobriquet• His youngest son was known to Regency society by the sobriquet Poodle Byng.• Fortunately some of the neighbours intervened, and it was they who invented the sobriquet.• I became friendly with the woman in charge, a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet Duchesse.• This sobriquet is a product of the sixteenth century.Origin sobriquet (1600-1700) French “light blow under the chin, nickname”so·bri·quet nounChineseSyllable name title or an Corpus unofficial |