英语词汇“nominis umbra”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	nominis umbra
释义	‖ nominis umbra, phr.\|ˈnɒmɪnɪs ˈʌmbrə\| [L. (Lucan 1. 135).] The shadow or appearance of a name; a name without substance. 1856Bagehot in National Rev. Apr. 363 Taylor's theorem will go down to posterity,..but what does posterity know of the deceased Taylor? Nominis umbra is rather a compliment; for it is not substantial enough to have a shadow.c1874W. James in R. B. Perry Tht. & Char. W. James (1935) I. xxxi. 525 The British school say that the laws are nil—nominis umbra.1896[see bookful a. 2].1959Jowitt Dict. English Law II. 1230/2 Nominis umbra, the shadow of a name, e.g., a one-man company.
随便看	well-turned well-tutored well-twisted well-understood well-upholstered well-urged wellus wellused well-used well-varied well-ventilated wellvet well-visaged well-voiced well-waiting well-waled well-walled well-wared well-warmed well-warranted well-washed well-water well-watered well-weaponed well-wearing

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