单词 | nominis umbra |
释义 | ‖ nominis umbra, phr.|ˈnɒmɪnɪs ˈʌmbrə| [L. (Lucan 1. 135).] The shadow or appearance of a name; a name without substance.
1856Bagehot in National Rev. Apr. 363 Taylor's theorem will go down to posterity,..but what does posterity know of the deceased Taylor? Nominis umbra is rather a compliment; for it is not substantial enough to have a shadow. c1874W. James in R. B. Perry Tht. & Char. W. James (1935) I. xxxi. 525 The British school say that the laws are nil—nominis umbra. 1896[see bookful a. 2]. 1959Jowitt Dict. English Law II. 1230/2 Nominis umbra, the shadow of a name, e.g., a one-man company. |

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