[countable] (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；著名公司（或产品等）◆Vittorio Missoni, whose family is one of the biggest names in the Italian fashion industry意大利时装业最著名的公司之一：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 (Insurance 保险) 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。 big name brand name household name trade name