名詞 nickname:

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

動(dòng)詞 nickname:

1. give a nickname to
   同義詞：dub

1. As he was always cheerful he had the nickname Smiler'.
   他總是快快樂樂的，因而得了個(gè)外號叫｀樂樂＇.
2. They nicknamed him "Lofty" because he was so tall.
   他們給他起了個(gè)綽號叫“高個(gè)兒”, 因?yàn)樗聿暮芨摺?/div>
3. Jess is just my nickname - my real name is Jessica.
   杰西只是我的昵稱，我的真名是杰西卡。

nick.name

n.（名詞）
A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
別名，綽號：加于或代替一個(gè)人、地方或物體真正名字的描述性名字
A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.
縮寫，常用的形式：一個(gè)名字的熟悉的或縮寫的形式
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
nick.named,nick.nam.ing,nick.names
To give a nickname to.
起一個(gè)綽號
Archaic To call by an incorrect name; misname.
【古語】 以錯(cuò)名叫；叫錯(cuò)名字

來源：
Middle English neke name
中古英語 neke name
from the phrase an eke name
源自片語 an eke name
eke [addition] from Old English ôaca * see aug-
eke [增加物，賦加物] 源自 古英語 ôaca *參見 aug-
name [name] * see name
name [名字] *參見 name

【引伸】
nick.nam.er
n.（名詞）