| 释义 |
tit·u·lar
I. \ˈtichələ(r)\ adjective
Etymology: Latin titulus title + English -ar
1.
a. : existing in title or name only : nominal
< held titular sovereignty >
b. : having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without exercising the associated duties, functions, or responsibilities
< the titular head of the executive power was the president of the republic — D.W.S.Lidderdale >
c. : having powers so limited and circumscribed or functions so few in number or restricted in scope as to resemble one having a title only
< titular leader of the Democratic party >
2.
a. : bearing a title : holding the title specified or involved
< whether our titular officers are running this nation — Samuel Crowther >
b. : bearing a title derived from a defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction (as a monastery or an episcopal see) — see titular abbot, titular bishop
3. : of, associated with, or arising from a title
< titular rank >
< titular honors >
4. : of, relating to, of the nature of, or constituting a title
< the titular theme of the book — N.M.Lawrence >
< sponsors two national titular events — W.F.Brown b. 1903 >
especially : title b
< performed well in the titular role >
< titular hero >
5. : conferring a title or name; specifically : constituting one of a group of Roman Catholic churches in or near Rome from which a cardinal derives his title
II. noun
(-s)
1. or titular of erection or titular of the teinds or titular of the tithes : a layman having as a result of the Reformation title under Scots law to temporalities (as the title and revenues) but not the spiritualities of an ecclesiastical benefice : lord of erection
2. : a person holding a title: as
a.
(1) : one having the title and benefits of an office independently of the functions, duties, or other obligations attached to it
(2) : a person entitled to enjoy an ecclesiastical benefice without performing its duties
b. : the incumbent (as a cardinal) of a Roman Catholic title in or near Rome
3. : the sacred person or thing (as Blessed Sacrament) from which a church derives its title or name — compare patron, patron saint |