namesake 的音标为英式 /ˈneɪm.seɪk/、美式 /ˈneɪmˌseɪk/，词性为名词，意为“同名的人（或物）”，指与他人或他物共享相同名称的人或事物，复数形式为 namesakes 。

核心用法与搭配

描述人物关系
用于指与某人同名的人，可强调亲属关系或无关联的同名者。

例句：He is putting together a four-man team, including his son and namesake Tony O'Reilly Jr.（他正在组建一个四人团队，包括和自己同名的儿子小托尼·奥赖利）

例句：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）

指代同名事物
用于地理、品牌、产品等与原名称共享名称的事物。

例句：Zurich, at the northern tip of its namesake lake, is a major cultural center.（苏黎世位于苏黎世湖的北端，是重要的文化中心）

例句：The Jack Purcell sneaker retains the legacy of its namesake and the feel of his sport.（Jack Purcell 运动鞋延续了其同名创始人的传承和运动精神）

常见搭配

所有格形式：its namesake（其同名物）、his namesake（与他同名的人）

介词搭配：the namesake of（……的同名者/物），如 "George Berkeley, the namesake of the University of California—Berkeley"（乔治·贝克莱，加州大学伯克利分校的同名者）

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And yet he could also coldly disown anyone who sided with his wife, Catherine, when they separated, including his namesake son.（然而，当他与妻子凯瑟琳分居时，他甚至冷漠地与所有支持她的人断绝关系，包括与他同名的儿子）

He could picture his grandmother placing flowers on top of his namesake's grave, a few tears in her eyes even after all these years.（他能想象外婆将花放在与他同名者的墓上，多年后眼中仍含着泪水）

But at this point Iceland seems, if anything, to be doing better than its near-namesake.（但就目前而言，冰岛似乎比它名字相似的“近邻”表现更好）

Nicholas Kerensky chose this seemingly brutish animal as the namesake for one of his Clans for more than its physical prowess.（尼古拉斯·克伦斯基选择这种看似粗野的动物作为其氏族的同名象征，不仅因其力量）

The town of Breckenridge and its namesake ski area could prosper under the plan.（布雷肯里奇镇及其同名滑雪场有望在该计划下繁荣发展）

She's my namesake but we're not related.（她与我同名，但我们没有亲属关系）

I often get letters addressed to my namesake David.（我经常收到寄给与我同名的大卫的信）

His namesake apple, the Fowler apple, is still cultivated.（与他同名的福勒苹果至今仍在种植）

Ithaca does not fit its description: Homer's Ithaca "lies low", but its modern namesake is hilly.（荷马笔下的伊萨卡“地势低洼”，但现代同名城市却是山地）

No, grandma doesn't have a computer, but yes, he can take along his namesake Thomas the Tank Engine.（奶奶没有电脑，但他可以带上与他同名的火车头托马斯）

记忆点：namesake 由 "name"（名字）和 "sake"（缘故）组合而成，字面可理解为“因名字而关联的人/物”。使用时需注意，描述“同名同姓”时，指人或物均可，但需明确具体所指，避免歧义。你还能想到哪些以人名命名的品牌或地点？比如 Chanel 与创始人可可·香奈儿，正