If something is notional, it exists as an idea, a plan, or a number on paper, not as a thing you can touch yet — or maybe ever. A notional start date is the date people are using in the plan; the real day may still move.

If something is notional,如果某個東西是notional的, it exists as an idea, a plan, or a number on paper,它是以一個想法、一個計畫，或紙上的一個數字存在, not as a thing you can touch yet而不是一個你現在摸得到的東西 — or maybe ever.——甚至可能永遠摸不到。 A notional start date notional的開始日期 is the date people are using in the plan;是大家在計畫裡先用的那個日期; the real day may still move.真正的日子可能還會變動。

A notional figure is a working number, not money already in a box. The word is a little formal. You meet it in business, government, and careful news: notional profits, a notional price, a notional agreement that has not been signed.

A notional figure notional的數字 is a working number,是一個先拿來估算用的數字, not money already in a box.不是已經放進箱子裡的錢。 The word is a little formal.這個字有點正式。 You meet it in你會在 business, government, and careful news:商業、政府，還有寫得比較嚴謹的新聞裡遇到它: notional profits, a notional price, a notional agreement that has not been signed.比如notional profits帳面上的利潤、a notional price名義上的價格，還有一份還沒簽署的notional agreement名義上的協議。

Though actually, specialists stretch it in two common ways that still sit on the same idea. In money talk, the notional value of a contract is the face amount used for the sums, which can look huge even when little cash changes hands. In grammar, notional agreement means the verb follows the idea of the group (the team are arguing) rather than the strict singular form.

Though actually,不過其實， specialists stretch it in two common ways專家會把這個字往兩個常見方向延伸 that still sit on the same idea.但底層概念還是一樣的。 In money talk,在講錢的時候, the notional value of a contract一份合約的notional value is the face amount used for the sums,是拿來計算用的那個表面金額, which can look huge even when little cash changes hands.就算實際上沒什麼現金真的易手，這個數字也可能看起來很龐大。 In grammar,在文法裡, notional agreement notional agreement means the verb follows the idea of the group意思是動詞會跟著那個群體的「概念」走 (the team are arguing)比如the team are arguing rather than the strict singular form.而不是嚴格按照單數形式。

In all of these, notional means “in the mind / on paper”, not fake in a nasty way, and not national.

In all of these,以上這些情況裡, notional means notional的意思都是 "in the mind / on paper",「存在於想法裡／紙上」, not fake in a nasty way, and not national.不是惡意的「假的」，也不是national（國家的）。