Nominal



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解释

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• adj. 名义上的, 有名无实的
• ［英］ adj. 名义上的, 有名无实的 ( in name only)
• ［记］ nomin ( 名称) +al -> 名义上的

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English nominalle, from Medieval Latin nominalis, from Latin, of a name, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name
• Date: 15th century
• 1. of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
• 2.
  • a. of, relating to, or constituting a name
  • b. bearing the name of a person
• 3.
  • a. existing or being something in name or form only <nominal head of his party>
  • b. of, being, or relating to a designated or theoretical size that may vary from the actual ; approximate <the pipe's nominal size>
  • c. trifling, insignificant <his involvement was nominal><charged only nominal rent>
• 4. of a rate of interest
  • a. equal to the annual rate of simple interest that would obtain if interest were not compounded when in fact it is compounded and paid for periods of less than a year
  • b. equal to the percentage by which a repaid loan exceeds the principal borrowed with no adjustment made for inflation
• 5. being according to plan ; satisfactory <everything was nominal during the launch>
• ? nominally adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1904
• a word or word group functioning as a noun

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