titular
adj[attrib 作定语]
(fml 文)
1 having a certain title(2) or position but no real authority 名义上的; 有名无实的
the titular Head of State 名义上的国家元首
titular sovereignty 有名无实的统治权.
2 held as the result of having a title(2) 由有称号或头衔的人持有的
titular sovereignty 因有头衔而持有的统治权.
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