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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ti·tle /ˈtaɪtl/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1 [countable]ANAME OF A THING the name given to a particular book, painting, play etc 〔书籍、绘画、戏剧等的〕题目，标题title of The title of this play is ‘Othello’. 这部剧的剧名是《奥赛罗》。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that something is called ..., rather than saying its title is ...: 在日常英语中，人们一般说 something is called...，不说its title is... The play's title is 'Blasted'. → The play is called 'Blasted'. 这部戏叫《破灭》。2 [countable]AL a book 〔书的〕一种，一本 the UK’s 20 best-selling titles 英国20种最畅销的书3 [countable] a) NAME OF A PERSONa name such as ‘Sir’ or ‘Professor’, or abbreviations such as ‘Mrs’ or ‘Dr’, that are used before someone’s name to show their rank or profession, whether they are married etc 〔表明某人地位、职业、婚姻状况等的〕头衔，称谓 b) BOa name that describes someone’s job or position 职位名称，职称 Her official title is editor. 她的正式职称是编辑。4 [countable]DS the position of being the winner of an important sports competition 〔重大体育比赛中的〕冠军 Tyson won the WBA title in 1987. 泰森于1987年赢得了世界拳击协会冠军的头衔。5 [singular, uncountable] lawSCL the legal right to have or own something 所有权title to He has title to the land. 他拥有那块土地的所有权。Examples from the Corpus
title• By Christmas, the publisher expects to have 25 titles available.• All plans are offered with guaranteed clean title in offshore companies.• Lewis's official title is "temporary co-chairman."• "Confrontation on the Job" is the title of the workshop.• Usually found on the back of the title page.• I've read one of her books, but I can't remember the title.• What's the title of this week's assignment?• The film was released in the UK under the title "Maybe Baby".• I asked my grinning neighbor what the title meant.• The title should be as descriptive as possible, and can be up to 60 printing characters long, including spaces.• The title 'Ms' became much more popular in the 1980s.• Such an analysis of the thesis titles is in preparation by the present author.• The Giants unfailingly credited their trainers for a healthy run at the National League West title.From Longman Business Dictionarytitleti‧tle /ˈtaɪtl/ noun1[countable]HUMAN RESOURCESJOB a name that describes a person’s job or positionWhat is your job title?Her official title is Human Resources Manager.2[countable] a particular book, magazine, piece of software etc sold by a companyWe publish 200 new titles a year.3[singular, uncountable]LAWPROPERTY the legal right to own propertyYou must demonstrate that you have proof of title.title toWho holds the title to the land? → absolute title → abstract of title → bad title → deducing title → defective title → document of title → marketable title → paper title → proof of title → registered title → root of title → see also chain of title, cloud on title, evidence of title, examination of titleOrigin title (1300-1400) Old French Latin titulusti·tle noun →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
name book, Corpus to given Business a the play painting, particular
title
ti‧tle S3 W1 /ˈtaɪtl/
noun
title of
The title of this play is ‘Othello’.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that something is called ..., rather than saying its title is ...:
▪ The play's title is 'Blasted'. ➔ The play is called 'Blasted'.
2. [countable] a book:
the UK’s 20 best-selling titles
3. [countable]
a. a name such as ‘Sir’ or ‘Professor’, or abbreviations such as ‘Mrs’ or ‘Dr’, that are used before someone’s name to show their rank or profession, whether they are married etc
b. a name that describes someone’s job or position:
Her official title is editor.
4. [countable] the position of being the winner of an important sports competition:
Tyson won the WBA title in 1987.
5. [singular, uncountable] law the legal right to have or own something
title to
He has title to the land.
ti‧tle S3 W1 /ˈtaɪtl/
noun Word Family: noun: title, subtitle, subtitles, entitlement; verb: entitle, subtitle; adjective: titled, subtitled
Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin titulus
1. [countable] the name given to a particular book, painting, play etcLanguage: Old French
Origin: Latin titulus
title of
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that something is called ..., rather than saying its title is ...:
▪ The play's title is 'Blasted'. ➔ The play is called 'Blasted'.
2. [countable] a book:
3. [countable]
a. a name such as ‘Sir’ or ‘Professor’, or abbreviations such as ‘Mrs’ or ‘Dr’, that are used before someone’s name to show their rank or profession, whether they are married etc
b. a name that describes someone’s job or position:
4. [countable] the position of being the winner of an important sports competition:
5. [singular, uncountable] law the legal right to have or own something
title to
Names 名字
Your name is either your whole name or one part of your name.* name 既指全名也指名字的一部分 ：◆ My name is Maria. 我的名字叫玛丽亚。 ◆ His name is Tom Smith. 他的名字叫汤姆 · 史密斯。 Your last name orfamily name (also calledsurname inBrE * last name 或 family name 指姓氏（在英式英语中亦称 surname）。 Your first name/names (forename ) is/are the name(s) your parents gave you when you were born. InBrE Christian name(s ) to refer to a person's first name(s).* first name/names（正式用语为 forename）指出生时父母给取的名字。在英式英语中，有些人用 Christian name(s) 指 first name(s)（名字）。 Your middle name(s) is/are any name your parents gave you other than the one that is placed first. The initial of this name is often used as part of your name, especially in America.* middle name(s) 指父母给取的第一个名字外的名字。此名字的首字母常用作名字的一部分，尤其在美国 ：◆ John T. Harvey 约翰 · T. 哈维 Your full name is all your names, usually in the order: first + middle + last name.* full name 通常指以 first + middle + last name 为顺序的全名。 A woman's maiden name is the family name she had before she got married. Some women keep this name after they are married and do not use their husband's name. In North America, married women often use their maiden name followed by their husband's family name.* maiden name 指女子婚前娘家的姓。有的妇女婚后仍保留此姓，不用丈夫的姓。在北美，已婚妇女通常在自己娘家的姓后加上丈夫的姓 ：◆ Hillary Rodham Clinton 希拉里 · 罗德汉姆 · 克林顿
Titles 称谓
Mr (for both married and unmarried men)称已婚和未婚男子 Mrs (for married women)称已婚妇女 Miss (for unmarried women)称未婚女子 Ms (a title that some women prefer to use as it does not distinguish between married and unmarried women)有些妇女喜欢用此称谓，因为没有指明已婚或未婚 Doctor ,Professor ,President ,Vice-President ,Reverend (orRev ), etc.医生、教授、校长、副校长、牧师等
first name, if you know them well 如果相熟可直呼其名 ：◆ Hello, Maria. 你好，玛丽亚。 or title + surname 或称谓 + 姓 ：◆ Hello, Mr Brown. 你好，布朗先生。 or Doctor (medical),Professor , etc. on its own.或单独用医生、教授等 ：◆ Thank you, Doctor. 谢谢你，医生。 This is only used for a very limited number of titles. 此说法只限于为数很少的几个称谓。