title

title
noun

the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work
标题，题目
the author and title of the book.
作者与书名。
■a caption or credit in a film or broadcast
（电影、电视的）字幕
■a book, magazine, or newspaper considered as a publication
（书、刊、报纸的）一种；一本
the company publishes 400 titles a year.
公司一年出版400种书刊。
a name that describes someone's position or job
职称；职务
Leese assumed the title of director-general.
利斯担任局长职务。
■a word such as Lord or Dame that is used before someone's name, or a form that is used instead of someone's name, to indicate high social or official rank
贵族（或高官）头衔（如老爷、夫人等）
he will inherit the title of Duke of Marlborough.
他将继承马尔伯勒公爵这个头衔。
■a word such as Mrs or Dr that is used before someone's name to indicate their profession or marital status
（表职业或婚姻状况的）头衔；称呼
■a descriptive or distinctive name that is earned or chosen
称号
the restaurant deserved the title of Best Restaurant of the Year.
这家饭店配得上“年度最佳饭店”这一称号。
the position of being the champion of a major sports competition
第一名，冠军
Davis won the world title for the first time in 1981.
戴维斯于1981年首次获得世界冠军。
[mass noun](Law)a right or claim to the ownership of property or to a rank or throne
(律)所有权
a grocery family had title to the property.
一个经营食品杂货的家庭拥有这份财产的所有权。
[count noun]the buyer acquires a good title to the goods.
买方获得这些物品无可争议的所有权。
(in church use) a fixed sphere of work and source of income as a condition for ordination
（教会用语）就任圣职需具备的资格
■a parish church in Rome under a cardinal
（罗马红衣主教下辖的）教区；教堂

verb

[with obj. and complement](一般作 be titled)give a name to (a book, composition, or other work)
给（书、作文或其他作品）加标题（或题目）
a report titled The Lost Land.
一篇题为《失去的土地》的报告。

语源

Old English titul, reinforced by Old French title, both from Latin titulus 'inscription, title'. The word originally denoted a placard or inscription placed on an object, giving information about it, hence a descriptive heading in a book or other composition

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