Christian name

英 [ˈkrɪstʃən neɪm]

美 [ˈkrɪstʃən neɪm]

n.  (西方人的)圣名，教名，洗礼名

牛津词典

noun

• （西方人的）圣名，教名，洗礼名
  (in Western countries) a name given to sb when they are born or when they are christened ; a personal name, not a family name
  1. We're all on Christian name terms here.
     我们这里所有的人都用教名相互称呼。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 教名;洗礼名
  Some people refer to their first names as theirChristian names.
  1. Despite my attempts to get him to call me by my Christian name he insisted on addressing me as 'Mr Kennedy'.
     虽然我一再让他叫我的教名，可他执意称我为“肯尼迪先生”。

双语例句

• Nowadays, of course, Hans Christian Andersen is a household name.
  现在，汉斯克里斯蒂安安徒生当然是个家喻户晓的名字。
• He attached no definite meaning to the word that I am aware of, but used it, like his own pretended Christian name, to affront mankind, and convey an idea of something savagely damaging.
  我很了解，他说出这话并没有什么确定的含义，就和他瞎说个教名一样，只不过以它冒犯他人的尊严，表达某种恶意伤害的意愿。
• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.
  他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• From then on I always used her Christian name. Compliment your partner on his or her clothes.
  从此，我就一直对她以教名相称。找搭档，根据对方的衣服，互相称赞。
• He was the only boy in the school who was known by his Christian name and not his surname.
  他是学校里唯一一个被称呼洗礼名而不是姓氏的男孩儿。
• To give a first or Christian name to; christen.
  给某人起教名；受洗礼时起名。
• Your first name, bob, must be the shortened form of a Christian name; isn't it?
  你的名字鲍勃一定是教名的简称；对吗？
• When I say* "I am a Christian" I still feel the sting of pain I have my share of heartaches which is why I seek His name.
  当我说我是基督徒时，我还是会感到痛如针刺般，但我有主来分担我的心痛，所以我会继续寻求神的名。
• Teenagers often doodle just their first name or the initial of their Christian name, indicating a desire to break away from the family and do their own thing.
  年轻人经常会写他们的名或是教名的首字母，实际上暗示了他们希望独立并作自己的事情。
• In Christian countries Christian name is often used for first name.
  在基督教国家中，常以教名为名。