appellation 的词源

“称谓，指给某人、某物或某类事物的名称”，这个词最早出现在15世纪中期，源自古法语 apelacion，意为“名称，称呼”（12世纪），又源自拉丁语 appellationem（主格 appellatio），意思是“呼唤，称呼；请求；名称，头衔”。它是一个名词，表示动作的结果，来自 appellare，意为“呼唤，称呼，命名”（参见 appeal (v.)）。

An appellation is a descriptive and therefore specific term, as Saint Louis; John's appellation was the Baptist; George Washington has the appellation of Father of his Country. A title is an official or honorary appellation, as reverend, bishop, doctor, colonel, duke. [Century Dictionary]

appellation 是一个描述性且特定的术语，比如 Saint Louis；约翰的称谓是 the Baptist；乔治·华盛顿被称为 Father of his Country。而 title 则是一个官方或荣誉称谓，比如 reverend, bishop, doctor, colonel, duke。[世纪词典]