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nominal

英 [ˈnɒmɪnl] 美 [ˈnɑːmɪnl]

英汉释义

adj. 名义上的；有名无实的；[会计] 票面上的

n. [语] 名词性词

[ 复数 nominals ]

英英释义

1. ADJ You use nominal to indicate that someone or something is supposed to have a particular identity or status, but in reality does not have it. 名义上的

2. nominally ADV 在名义上

3. ADJ A nominal price or sum of money is very small in comparison with the real cost or value of the thing that is being bought or sold. (价格、金额) 象征性的 [ADJ n]

4. ADJ In economics, the nominal value, rate, or level of something is the one expressed in terms of current prices or figures, without taking into account general changes in prices that take place over time. 票面上的 [ADJ n]

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【中文词源】：

来自拉丁语nomen,名字，词源同name.即名字的，名义上的。

【英语词源】：

early 15c., "pertaining to nouns," from Latin nominalis "pertaining to a name or names," from nomen (genitive nominis) "name," cognate with Old English nama (see name (n.)). Meaning "of the nature of names" (in distinction to things) is from 1610s. Meaning "being so in name only" first recorded 1620s.