(often used with another noun or an adjective to form an adjective 常与另一名词或形容词连用构成形容词) a very well-known person, company, product, etc. 名人；着名公司（或产品等）◆Vittorio Missoni, whose family is one of the biggest names in the Italian fashion industry 意大利时装业最着名的公司之一：维托里奥 • 米索尼家族◆big-name booksellers 大名鼎鼎的书商◆Sony became a household name around the world. 索尼成了全世界家喻户晓的品牌。◆brand-name goods 名牌产品
() one of the investors in the insurance company Lloyd's who promise their own money to pay claims and share in the profits or losses 劳合社的承保人◆He was a name at Lloyd's. 他是劳合社的一名承保人。