nickname

名词 nickname:

1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
   同义词：moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
2. a descriptive name for a place or thing

动词 nickname:

1. give a nickname to
   同义词：dub

1. As he was always cheerful he had the nickname Smiler'.
   他总是快快乐乐的，因而得了个外号叫｀乐乐＇.
2. They nicknamed him "Lofty" because he was so tall.
   他们给他起了个绰号叫“高个儿”, 因为他身材很高。
3. Jess is just my nickname - my real name is Jessica.
   杰西只是我的昵称，我的真名是杰西卡。

nick.name

n.（名词）
A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
别名，绰号：加于或代替一个人、地方或物体真正名字的描述性名字
A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.
缩写，常用的形式：一个名字的熟悉的或缩写的形式
v.tr.（及物动词）
nick.named,nick.nam.ing,nick.names
To give a nickname to.
起一个绰号
Archaic To call by an incorrect name; misname.
【古语】 以错名叫；叫错名字

来源：
Middle English neke name
中古英语 neke name
from the phrase an eke name
源自片语 an eke name
eke [addition] from Old English ôaca * see aug-
eke [增加物，赋加物] 源自 古英语 ôaca *参见 aug-
name [name] * see name
name [名字] *参见 name

【引伸】
nick.nam.er
n.（名词）