直呼其名 [
zhí hū qí míng]
address sb. disrespectfully by name
address a person without an honorific title
- 他已经注意到许多妇女对别人直呼其名很气愤。
He has noted that many women get irritated at being first-named. - 乔先生跟每个人都十分熟悉,但却从来不直呼其名。
Mr Joe knew everyone intimately and never used a first name . - 刚才我挨了批,因为我称呼一个爵士没用头衔而直呼其名。
I was taken to task not long ago for calling a knight by first name and surname, without the title.