temporal:當時的, 暫時的, 現世的
Although spiritual leader of millions of people, the Pope has no temporal power.
教宗雖然是億萬人的精神領袖,但沒有絲毫的世俗權力。
nib:鵝管筆的尖端, 鋼筆尖
considerable:worthy of consideration; significant 重要的值得考慮的;有重大意義的
The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
那項工程耗費了相當多的時間和資金。
Damage to the building was considerable.
對這棟建筑物的損壞相當的嚴重。
Midland Bank:米特蘭銀行
the fiddled:不重要的事
substantive:實質的,實在的
substantive issues/matters
實質性問題
The report concluded that no substantive changes were necessary.
報告的結論是,無須作任何重大變更。