• n. 名义；同名物；同名的人

来自短语for the name’s sake,看在名字的缘由上，后引申词义同名的人。

namesake

namesake: see sake

namesake (n.)

"person named for the sake of someone," 1640s, probably originally (for the) name's sake.

1. Notre-Dame Cathedral in Senlis is less famous than its namesake in Paris.

桑利斯的圣母院不如在巴黎与其同名的圣母院有名。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Unlike his more famous namesake, this Bill Clinton has little interest in politics.

这位比尔∙克林顿和那位著名的同名人不同，对政治没什么兴趣。

来自《权威词典》

3. She's my namesake but we're not related.

她与我同姓,但我们不是亲戚.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He is my namesake.

他与我同姓.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He is putting together a four-man team, including his son and namesake Tony o'Reilly Jnr.

他正在组建一个4人小队，包括和自己同名的儿子小托尼·奥赖利。

来自柯林斯例句