titular
/ˈtɪtjʊlə(r)/adjective
1
- holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority名义上的; 有名无实的, 徒具虚名的:
the queen is titular head of the Church of England
女王是英国国教会的名义首脑
a titular post.
名誉职位。
1.1
- attrib.(of a cleric) nominally appointed to serve a diocese, abbey, or other foundation no longer in existence, and typically in fact having authority in another capacity(神职人员)虚衔的。
2
- denoting a person or thing from whom or which the name of an artistic work or similar is taken(人, 物)被用作标题(或剧名、片名、书名)的:
the work's titular song.
作品的同名歌曲。
2.1
- attrib. denoting any of the parish churches in Rome to which cardinals are formally appointed(罗马)虚衔大主教区的:
the priests of the titular churches.
罗马虚衔教区的神甫。
词源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'existing only in name'): from French titulaire or modern Latin titularis, from titulus (see TITLE).