1849, said to be originally a hobo term (but attested in London underclass from 1851), of uncertain origin; perhaps from monk (monks and nuns take new names with their vows, and early 19c. British tramps referred to themselves as "in the monkery"). Its origins seem always to have been obscure:
Sir H. Rawlinson can decipher cuneiform, but can he tell us why "moniker"--the word has a certain Coptic or Egyptian twang--means a name painted on a trunk? ["The Saturday Review," Dec. 19, 1857]
例文
1. She 's the author of three detective novels under the moniker of Janet Neel.
彼女はジャネット?ニールと署名した探偵小説3冊の著者だ。
2. No one but Pinky and Sister Heavenly knew his straight moniker ( Chester Himes ).
平姫とヘブンリー修道女を除いて、彼の正しい名前を知っている人はいない。
3.Hisclassmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker .
彼の学生たちはこのような得難いニックネームを得ることはめったにありません。
4.So in Orwellian fashion，the buyout firms decided to change their moniker .
そこで、買収合併会社はオーウェルの言い方で姓を変えることにした。
5.His classmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker .