alias

adverb

/ˈeɪliəs/

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used when a person, especially a criminal or an actor, is known by two names（罪犯、演员等）又名，亦名，别名，化名
- Mick Clark, alias Sid Brown米克 · 克拉克，又名锡德 · 布朗
- Hercule Poirot, alias David Suchet (= David Suchet plays the part of Hercule Poirot)赫尔克里 · 波洛，由大卫 · 苏切特扮演
- David Suchet, alias Hercule Poirot of the famous TV series大卫 · 苏切特，即著名电视连续剧中的赫尔克里 · 波洛
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘at another time, otherwise’.

noun

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a false or different name, especially one that is used by a criminal（尤指罪犯所用的）化名，别名
- He checked into the hotel under an alias.他用化名登记住进旅馆。
Extra Examples
- After her escape from prison, Claire Potter adopted the alias Margaret Smith.从监狱逃出来后，克莱尔·波特就化名玛格丽特·史密斯。
- One of his known aliases is Ed Neil.他的已知别名中有一个是埃德・尼尔。
- A conman used an alias to infiltrate the organization.一个骗子用化名混入了这个组织。
- It soon emerged that all three names were aliases for the same person.很快发现这三个名字都是同一个人的化名。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- known
- email
- online
- …
verb + alias
- adopt
- assume
- go by
- …
preposition
- under an/the alias
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(computing计算机) a name that can be used instead of the actual name for a file, internet address, etc.（档案、互联网地址等用的）别名，假名
- You can also use our easy-to-remember forwarding alias.您也可以使用我们易于记忆的转发别名。
- On his website he uses the online alias ‘Maddox’.他在网站中使用的网名是“马多克斯”。