alias

別名、偽名

普段の名前の代わりに使う別の名前。

やさしい英語で： Another name someone uses instead of their usual name.

• She writes under an alias.
• He has used several aliases online.
• Is that your real name or an alias?

使い方： under an alias (The actor booked a room under an alias.); alias for someone (The name Raven is an alias for the writer.)

類義語： assumed name, pseudonym

よく使う表現： use an alias, under an alias, an assumed alias

偽名

本当の身元を隠すために使う名前。

やさしい英語で： A different name someone uses to keep their real identity secret.

• The suspect used an alias.
• Police discovered three aliases in his records.
• She rented the flat under the alias Jane Ford.

使い方： under the alias something (He travelled under the alias Peter Cole.)

類義語： false name, assumed name

よく使う表現： false alias, under an alias, adopt an alias

エイリアス

同じファイル、コマンド、メールアドレスを指す追加の名前。

やさしい英語で： An extra name that refers to the same computer file, command, or email address.

• This alias opens the same folder.
• Create an email alias for customer questions.
• The command stopped working after I deleted its alias.

使い方： alias for something (I created an alias for that long command.)

類義語： alternative name

よく使う表現： email alias, command alias, create an alias

別名、またの名を

二つの名前の間に置き、どちらも同じ人を指すことを示す。

やさしい英語で： Used between names to show that the same person is known by both.

• They arrested James Bell, alias Fox.
• The singer Lina Park, alias Luna, performed tonight.
• Police questioned Daniel Reed, alias Danny West.

類義語： also known as, otherwise known as

よく使う表現： alias someone, someone alias someone