adj.名义上的；adj.微不足道的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
nominal (adjective)1.
of, relating to, or being a or a word or expression taking a noun - noun construction
2.
a) of, relating to, or constituting a name
b) bearing the name of a person
3.
a) existing or being something in name or form only - nominal head of his party
b) of, being, or relating to a designated or theoretical size that may vary from the actual - approximate the pipe's nominal size
c) - trifling insignificant his involvement was nominal charged only nominal rent
4.
of a rate of interest
a) equal to the annual rate of that would obtain if interest were not when in fact it is compounded and paid for periods of less than a year - simple interest compounded
b) equal to the percentage by which a repaid loan exceeds the borrowed with no adjustment made for inflation - principal
5.
being according to plan - satisfactory everything was nominal during the launch
a word or word group functioning as a - noun
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
nominal (adjective)1.
being something in name or form only
SYNONYMS:
formal, paper, titularRELATED WORDS:
so-called; phantom, virtual; apparent, assumed, evident, ostensible, presumed, seeming, supposedNEAR ANTONYMS:
actual, real, true2.
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
SYNONYMS:
chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivialRELATED WORDS:
inferior, mean; imperceptible, inappreciable; little, puny, tiny; hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling; one-horse, small-fry, two-bitNEAR ANTONYMS:
serious, substantial, weighty; eventful, momentous, pivotal; conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking; appreciable, discernible ( discernable), measurable