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alter ego

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alter ego noun
plural alter egos
alter ego
noun
plural alter egos
Learner's definition of ALTER EGO
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1 
: a different version of yourself第二自我；个性的另一面
◊ A character in a book or film is sometimes viewed as an author's alter ego. A role that an actor often plays is sometimes described as the actor's alter ego.书或电影中的角色有时被看作是作者的第二自我。演员经常扮演的角色有时被认为是演员的第二自我。
2 
: a close friend who thinks or feels similarly to the way you think or feel挚友；知己

alter ego

noun

al·​ter ego ˌȯl-tər-ˈē-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce alter ego (audio)
also
-ˈe-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce alter ego (audio)
plural alter egos
1
: a second self or different version of oneself: such as
a
: a trusted friend
b
: the opposite side of a personality
Clark Kent and his alter ego Superman
c
: counterpart sense 3
a fictional character that is the author's alter ego
2
law : a person or entity vicariously liable for another (such as an agent)
… because the Cuban bank had not physically participated in the expropriation, it could not be considered an alter ego of the Government in the context of the Citibank case. The New York Times

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In Latin, alter ego literally means "second I". An alter ego can be thought of as a person's clone or second self. A professional alter ego might be a trusted aide who knows exactly what the boss wants done. A personal alter ego might be a close friend who is almost like a twin. Alter ego can also refer to the second, hidden side of one's own self. In Robert Louis Stevenson's classic The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll is a good-hearted, honorable man; but after taking a potion, his alter ego, the loathsome and diabolical Mr. Hyde, takes over his personality.

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Example Sentences

a trusted adviser who is the President's alter ego over the years the state's other senator became his alter ego as well as his political ally
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin alter egō "close friend," literally "other I," perhaps as translation of Greek állos egṓ, héteros egṓ

Note: Cf. M. Tullius cicero, Letters to Atticus 3.15.4.: "… me enim ipsum multo magis accuso, deinde te quasi me alterum et simul meae culpae socium quaero." ("I am reproaching myself far more than you, and if I do reproach you it is as my alter ego; also I am looking for someone to share the blame" - translation by D. R. Shackleton Bailey.)

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of alter ego was in 1537

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