first name
noun [ C ] uk/?f??st ?ne?m/ us/?f??st ?ne?m/
A2 名，名字
the name that was given to you when you were born and that comes before your family name
It can be rude to call people by their first name if they are much older or more important than you. 对年长或级别高的人直呼其名是不礼貌的。
on first-name terms UK (US on a first-name basis) 以名字相称;关系密切
friendly or familiar enough with someone to call that person by their first name
Staff and pupils at the school were on first-name terms.
She was on first-name terms with most of her customers.
Her family connections put her on first-name terms with most of the royalty in Europe.
I ordered food from there so often that I was on first-name terms with the woman who answered the phone.
Very soon, everyone was on first-name terms.
- More examples
- We only knew him as Mr Fletcher - he never told us his first name.
- My father and I both have the same first name, John, although he is usually known by his nickname, Jack.