Noun:

1. (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name

nominaladj.名义上的；象征性的；名词性的n.名词词组nominal slip公称滑距nominal life标称年限nominal rate票面汇价,名义汇价,名义汇率nominal mass标称质量, 名义质量nominal path额定通路nominal powe标称功率, 额定功率nominal load额定负载nominal power标称动力nominal trust名义信托nominal model名义模型

1. They will be inclined to side with essentialism and against nominalism.
   他们显然是站在本质主义一边而反对唯名主义。