titular

🇬🇧 UK/'titjulә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who holds a title.

持有头衔者

adj.

Holding a title but having little or no real power; existing in name only; relating to a title.

有名无实的;名义上的;与头衔相关的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
titulroot
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arrelating to, having the nature of
=titular

Common Collocations

  • 1.titular head名义上的领导
  • 2.titular role名义上的职位
  • 3.titular holder头衔持有者
  • 4.[titular authority]名义上的权威

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The titular head of the organization had little real power.

  • 2.

    She was the titular owner of the estate, but her brother managed everything.

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