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单词 notional
释义 no·tion·al
\-shənəl, -shnəl\ adjective
Etymology: notion + -al
1.
 a. : having an abstract or speculative character : not based on fact or empirical investigation : theoretical
  < distinguishes between … notional assent and apprehension and real assent and apprehension — Times Literary Supplement >
  < a notional figure of cost is given to them so that they may determine their production costs — Packet Foods >
  < more notional than empirical >
 b. archaic : given to speculation or holding speculative views
2. : existing in the mind only : visionary, imaginary, unreal
 < is fictional only, as furnishing … a repository and notional vehicle for the later transfer of title — McLean v. Keith >
3.
 a. : given to, marked by, or reflecting foolish or fanciful moods or ideas : whimsical, crotchety
  < subject to all the notional vagaries of childhood — Gerald Beaumont >
  < ships weren't notional — Richard Hallet >
  < both reactionary and notional to reject so much of modern history — L.P.Curtis >
 b. dialect : being of the opinion
  < I'm notional that there is something queer afoot — S.H.Adams >
4.
 a. : of, relating to, or being a notion or idea
  < can improve notional comprehension — J.T.Clark >
 b.
  (1) : carrying a full meaning of its own : having descriptive value in presenting an idea of a thing or quality
   < has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone >
  (2) : of or representing what exists or occurs in the world of things as distinguished from syntactic categories
   < sex is a notional, gender a syntactic category >
no·tion·al·i·ty \ˌnōshəˈnaləd.ē\ noun -es
no·tion·al·ly \ˈnōshənəlē, -shnəl-, -i\ adverb
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