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in name only
idiom
If a situation exists in name only, it is officially described that way, although that description is not completely accurate: 只在名义上
A large percentage of the population is Catholic, though many are so in name only.大部分人口都是天主教徒，虽然其中许多是有名无实。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
True, real, false, and unreal
actual
actuality
actually
all that glitters is not goldidiom
alternate reality
false
false flag
falsely
fantastical
fever dream
not so muchidiom
nothing could be further from the truthidiom
nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
parallel universe
post-factual
unreal
untrue
untruly
unverifiable
urban myth
in name only | American Dictionary
in name only
idiom
having a particular title or name without the characteristics or duties that usually come with that title:
It’s an island in name only, since it’s been joined to the mainland now by landfill.
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