nominal

英 ['nɒmɪnl] 美 ['nɑːmɪnl]

• adj. 名义上的；象征性的；名词性的
• n. 名词词组

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 名义上的,有名无实的

   in name or form but not in reality

2. (金额)很少的,象征性的

   (of an account of money) very small; negligible

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 名义上的
2. 有名无实的，空有其名的
3. 名字的，列名的
4. 微不足道的，轻微的
5. 【语】名词性的，名词的
6. 不真实的
7. 名称上的，票面上的
8. 很少的，象征性的，稍许的，极微的
9. 按计划进行的

n. 名词

1. 名词性的词
2. 名词词组

英英释义

Noun:

1. a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

Adjective:

1. relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name;

   "the Russian system of nominal brevity"
   "a nominal lists of priests"
   "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"
   

2. insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal);

   "the fee was nominal"
   "a token gesture of resistance"
   "a toknenish gesture"
   

3. pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun;

   "nominal phrase"
   "noun phrase"
   

4. of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation;

   "the nominal GDP"
   "nominal interest rates"
   

5. named; bearing the name of a specific person;

   "nominative shares of stock"
   

6. existing in name only;

   "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He is only the nominal head of the country.
   他只是那个国家名义上的元首。
2. He remained in nominal control of the business for another ten years.
   他名义上又掌管了这家公司十年。
3. She charged only a nominal fee for her work.
   她为所做的工作只收取象征性的费用。
4. Such a nominal phrase mainly acts as the subject or object in a sentence.
   这样的名词性词组在句子中主要充当主语和宾语。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The king was only the nominal head of the state.
   国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
2. The settler got the house at a nominal price.
   移居者象征性地花点钱买下这栋房子。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The charge of the box lunch was nominal.
   午餐饭盒收费很少。

经典引文

• The challenges were couched in the most ruthless terms. This was to be no mere nominal satisfaction of honour.

  出自： A. G. Gardiner

• A ghost is employed because the nominal author has no concept of how a book should be made.

  出自： A. Massie

• In the laboratory he was paid only a nominal sum.

  出自： N. Symington

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• nominal chairman 名誉主席
• nominal director 挂名主任

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的nominalis，意为名字的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• formal
• small

【反义词】

• actual
• real
• true