英语词汇“nominal”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	nominal
释义	nom·i·nal I. \ˈnämən^əl sometimes -mnəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English nominalle, from Medieval Latin nominalis, from Latin, of or relating to a name, from nomin-, nomen name + -alis -al — more at name 1. a. : of, relating to, or being a noun : substantival b. : of, relating to, or being a word that is otherwise characteristically an adjective or adverb but that takes a noun construction in a given context (as good in “the good die young” 2. [nominal (II) ] : of or relating to the nominalists 3. a. : of, relating to, being, or consisting in a name < the Russian system of nominal brevity — Irwin Ross > b. : bearing or mentioning the name of a specific person < nominal shares > c. : containing or being a set of names < nominal lists of priests — Robert Graves > < taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls — M.D.W.Jeffreys > 4. a. (1) : existing or being something in name or form but usually not in reality : formal, ostensible — distinguised from actual < a large majority of indifferent and lukewarm nominal Christians — Emil Brunner > < was both the nominal and the real head of his party > < that sign of the nominal virgin — J.H.Wheelwright > < we'll consider that the jewelry had only a nominal value — Erle Stanley Gardner > < the budget continued in nominal balance — Collier's Year Book > < the plaintiff is only a nominal party and not the real party in interest — D.C.Cook & Myer Feldman > < the nominal spokesman for a continent in travail — Time > < the pleasure derived from them … is practically nominal — Herbert Spencer > (2) : measured in money as distinct from actual purchasing power < nominal wages > — compare real b. : being so small, slight, or negligible as scarcely to be entitled to the name : trifling, insignificant < parts are supplied at a nominal cost — R.S.Casey & J.W.Perry > < will pay a nominal price when it suits him — Walter Lippmann > c. : not known to exist except as a name < a nominal species > — compare nominate 5. a. : approximate, rated < although described as 4 inch by 4 inch, which is the nominal size, a piece which has been dried and dressed on four sides is actually 3 5/8 by 3 5/8 inch — American Builder Catalog Directory > < the nominal voltage of a circuit, or system, is a value assigned to a circuit, or system of a given voltage class, for the purpose of convenient designation — Electrical Engineering > b. of a price : based on opinions of value expressed by buyers and sellers rather than on actual transactions when there is little or no trading in a particular commodity • nom·i·nal·ly \-^əlē, -mnəl-, -i\ adverb II. noun (-s) 1. : an individual that exists or is something in name or form but not in reality < the Republican side … includes a lot of nominals — R.H.Rovere > 2. : a note from which a scale or other series of musical tones is named III. adjective : being according to plan : falling within a range of acceptable planned limits : satisfactory < everything was nominal during the spacecraft launch > < the satellite had a nominal orbit > IV. noun 1. : a linguistic form (as English boy or he) that inflects for number or case or for both 2. : a word or word group functioning as a noun normally functions
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