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WorksheetsLT209_The Story behind Eponyms_一智
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
An eponym is the name of someone or something which later on t (a) a more
g l meaning.
Paparazzi is an example of an eponym that is derived from a ch name.
(a)
Paparazzo is a role in the film, called La Dolce Vita, which was r in 1960.
(a)
Set in R , La Dolce Vita tells of the story of the writer of a popular newspaper column f celebrity g p.
(a)
Paparazzo was a ph who cooperated with the writer to
r l the secrets of celebrities.
(a)
Afterwards, paparazzi, the plural form of paparazzo, became an eponym, re to all the reporters who
ch celebrities around.
(a)
Photoshop is an example of product-based eponyms. They are br names that are commonly used to describe other
si products, or an ac .
(a)
Photoship is an i -e software program, created by Ad Inc.
(a)
Photoshop can cr , m y, or di co images and photographs.
(a)
Since its release in (a) , Photoshop has become the
st software used by photographers and designers.
Over time, people began to use “Photoshop” as a v to mean “to e a photo.”
(a)
People could say, “The picture has been photoshopped,” (a) (不管實際上用了什麼軟體)(翻譯) .
Even though Adobe was not pleased ___ ____ b , the eponym has become too popular for them to stop its
w d u e.
(a)
Language is c changing (a) (隨著新字的被採用 )(翻譯).
Besides, humans are smart enough to t (a) a e uses for ex words (想出舊字的別種用法).
