nominal

1. ADJ You use nominal to indicate that someone or something is supposed to have a particular identity or status, but in reality does not have it. 名义上的

As he was still not allowed to run a company, his wife became its nominal head. 由于他仍未获准管理公司，他的妻子就成了公司名义上的老板。

2. nominallyADV 在名义上

The sultan was still nominally the chief of staff. 苏丹在名义上仍是军队领导人。

The road is nominally under the control of UN peacekeeping troops. 那条路名义上是在联合国维和部队的控制之下。

3. ADJ A nominal price or sum of money is very small in comparison with the real cost or value of the thing that is being bought or sold. (价格、金额) 象征性的[ADJ n]

I am prepared to sell my shares at a nominal price. 我准备以低价卖掉我的股票。

4. ADJ In economics, the nominal value, rate, or level of something is the one expressed in terms of current prices or figures, without taking into account general changes in prices that take place over time. 票面上的[ADJ n]

Inflation would be lower and so nominal rates would be more attractive in real terms. 通货膨胀将要降低，所以名义汇率实际上会更有吸引力。