ti‧tle S3 W1 / taɪtl / 名词

1 [可数名词] the name given to a particular book, painting, play etc

title of

The title of this play is ‘Othello’.

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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 [可数名词] a book :

the UK’s 20 best-selling titles

3 [可数名词]

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 [可数名词] the position of being the winner of an important sports competition :

Tyson won the WBA title in 1987.

5 [单数形式，不可数] law the legal right to have or own something

title to

He has title to the land.