nominal
/ˈnɒmɪnəl/adjective
1
- (of a role or status) existing in name only（作用, 地位）名义上的：
Thailand retained nominal independence under Japanese military occupation.
泰国在日本军事占领下保留了名义上的独立。
1.1
- of, relating to, or consisting of names名字的; 与名字有关的; 由名字组成的。
1.2
- Grammar relating to, headed by, or having the function of a noun【语法】名词的, 名词性的：
a nominal group.
名词词组。
2
- (of a price or sum of money) very small; far below the real value or cost（价格, 钱款）极少的; 廉价的：
some firms charge only a nominal fee for the service.
有些公司只收取极少的服务费。
3
- (of a quantity or dimension, especially of manufactured articles) that is stated or expressed but does not necessarily correspond exactly to the real value（尤指产品数量或尺寸）标明的, 标称的：
EEC legislation allowed variation around the nominal weight (that printed on each packet).
欧共体的法律允许实际重量可与（印在包装上的）标明重量有所出入。
3.1
- Economics (of a rate or other figure) expressed in terms of current prices or figures, without making allowance for changes over time【经济】（比率等数据）现价的; 当前数据的：
the nominal exchange rate.
当前汇率。
4
- informal (chiefly in the context of space travel) functioning normally or acceptably〈非正式〉（主要用于太空旅行）运行正常的, 令人满意的。
派生词
nominally
adverb词源
late 15th cent. (as a term in grammar)： from Latin nominalis, from nomen, nomin- 'name'.