The eponymous person in a book, film, or play is the one whose name is in the title. Hamlet is the eponymous prince in Hamlet; Jane Eyre is the eponymous young woman in Jane Eyre.

in a book, film, or play在書、電影或戲劇裡，the eponymous personeponymous同名主角 is the one whose name is in the title就是名字出現在標題裡的那個人。in Hamlet在《哈姆雷特》裡，Hamlet is the eponymous prince哈姆雷特就是同名王子；in Jane Eyre在《簡愛》裡，Jane Eyre is the eponymous young woman簡愛就是同名女子。

It does not just mean “the main character.” If a story is called The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is eponymous; Nick tells the story, but the title is not his name.

It does not just mean這個詞不只是指 "the main character."「主角」的意思。If a story is called如果故事叫做 The Great Gatsby《大亨小傳》, Gatsby is eponymous蓋茲比就是同名人物; Nick tells the story敘事者是尼克, but the title is not his name但標題用的不是他的名字。

You meet this word in reviews, essays, and quite literary talk — not in the playground.

You meet this word你會遇到這個詞 in reviews, essays, and quite literary talk在書評、文章和相當文學性的談話裡 — not in the playground——不是在操場上。

People stretch it in a very regular way: a band’s eponymous album is the album with the same name as the band; a café’s eponymous cake is the cake named after the café. The idea is always “named after that person or thing,” not “famous” and not “the star of the show.” If you only need a simple sentence, you can say “the character the book is named after.”

People stretch it in a very regular way人們會用很固定的方式延伸這個詞: a band's eponymous album樂團的同名專輯 is the album with the same name as the band就是跟樂團同名的專輯; a café's eponymous cake咖啡館的同名蛋糕 is the cake named after the café就是以咖啡館命名的蛋糕。The idea is always這個概念一直都是 "named after that person or thing,"「以某人或某物命名」, not "famous"不是「有名」 and not "the star of the show."也不是「故事的主角」。If you only need a simple sentence如果只需要一句簡單的說法, you can say可以說 "the character the book is named after."「書名取自那個角色的名字」。