titular

titular
[ˈtɪtjʊlə]
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。
    ■[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。
    ■[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。
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'existing only in name'): from French titulaire or modern Latin titularis, from titulus (see title)
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