in all but name

Related to word: name

Idiom

Definition

  1. Existing or functioning as described, but without the official title or formal recognition.

    實質上存在,但未經正式承認或命名;僅欠缺正式的名義。

    • Their relationship is, in all but name, a marriage, although it has not been officially recognized.

      他們的關係實質上已經是婚姻,只是尚未正式獲得承認。

    • The company is, in all but name, bankrupt, even though it hasn't officially declared it.

      這家公司實質上已經破產,只是尚未正式宣布。

    • He is the manager in all but name, even though he hasn't been officially appointed.

      他實質上是經理,只是尚未正式任命。