a name used by somebody, especially a writer, instead of their real name 假名;化名;笔名 - under a pseudonym
She writes under a pseudonym. 她用笔名写作。 The rebel chief uses the pseudonym ‘Tigrillo’. 叛军首领使用笔名“提格里罗”。
Extra ExamplesHe adopted the pseudonym of George Banks. 他用了乔治•班克斯的化名。 He has used a variety of pseudonyms. 他使用了各种假名。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pseudonym- adopt
- use
- under a/the pseudonym
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudōnymos, from pseudēs ‘false’ + onoma ‘name’.- under a pseudonym