† quan.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin quadrāns.

Etymology: Shortened < classical Latin quadrāns farthing (see quadrant n.¹).

Obsolete. rare.

A farthing; = quadrant n.¹ 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > farthing

farthingc950

ferlingc1000

quadransOE

quarter1389

quadrantc1450

quatrinc1470

Q1530

quadrine1557

rag1592

qua1631

grig1657

Jack?c1690

fadge1789

daddler1900

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 766 It was valued at..three pounds foure shillings, pennie, halfe penny qua.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

quaprep.

Brit.

/kweɪ/,

/kwɑː/, U.S.

/kwɑ/,

/kweɪ/

Forms: 1600s– qua, 1600s–1800s quà, 1800s quâ.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin quā, quī.

Etymology: < classical Latin quā in so far as, use as adverb of ablative singular feminine of quī who (see who pron.).

literary and formal.

In the capacity of; as being. Usually with following noun clause without article.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adverb] > in its character or in the capacity of

quatenus1590

qua1647

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 53 Every man was as good a man as your Self, qua man.

1649 A. Ascham Bounds Publique Obed. 21 The Apostle commands Wives to submit to their Husbands, surely quà Husbands, not quà men.

1776 Claim Roy Rada Churn 17/1 A body corporate, quà corporate, cannot make an affidavit.

1847 M. F. Tupper in W. C. Armstrong Compl. Prose Wks. (1851) 490 The man, quà man..was nearer to his Creator, than the woman; who, quà woman, proceeded out of man.

1867 J. A. Froude Spinoza in Short Stud. (ed. 2) 232 Because things modally distinguished do not quâ substance differ from one another there cannot be more than one substance of the same attribute.

1885 Manch. Examiner 4 Apr. 4/6 Their censures are not directed against the Church quà Church, but against the Church quâ Establishment.

1965 G. Grant Lament for Nation ii. 21 This failure to recognize the rights of French Canadians, qua community, was inconsistent with the roots of Canadian nationalism.

1993 Guardian 21 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 6/2 Philip Larkin was unquestionably..better loved, qua poet, than John Betjeman, who was loved also for his charm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	qua
释义	† quan. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin quadrāns. Etymology: Shortened < classical Latin quadrāns farthing (see quadrant n.¹). Obsolete. rare. A farthing; = quadrant n.¹ 2b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > farthing farthingc950 ferlingc1000 quadransOE quarter1389 quadrantc1450 quatrinc1470 Q1530 quadrine1557 rag1592 qua1631 grig1657 Jack?c1690 fadge1789 daddler1900 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 766 It was valued at..three pounds foure shillings, pennie, halfe penny qua. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). quaprep. Brit. /kweɪ/, /kwɑː/, U.S. /kwɑ/, /kweɪ/ Forms: 1600s– qua, 1600s–1800s quà, 1800s quâ. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin quā, quī. Etymology: < classical Latin quā in so far as, use as adverb of ablative singular feminine of quī who (see who pron.). literary and formal. In the capacity of; as being. Usually with following noun clause without article. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adverb] > in its character or in the capacity of quatenus1590 qua1647 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 53 Every man was as good a man as your Self, qua man. 1649 A. Ascham Bounds Publique Obed. 21 The Apostle commands Wives to submit to their Husbands, surely quà Husbands, not quà men. 1776 Claim Roy Rada Churn 17/1 A body corporate, quà corporate, cannot make an affidavit. 1847 M. F. Tupper in W. C. Armstrong Compl. Prose Wks. (1851) 490 The man, quà man..was nearer to his Creator, than the woman; who, quà woman, proceeded out of man. 1867 J. A. Froude Spinoza in Short Stud. (ed. 2) 232 Because things modally distinguished do not quâ substance differ from one another there cannot be more than one substance of the same attribute. 1885 Manch. Examiner 4 Apr. 4/6 Their censures are not directed against the Church quà Church, but against the Church quâ Establishment. 1965 G. Grant Lament for Nation ii. 21 This failure to recognize the rights of French Canadians, qua community, was inconsistent with the roots of Canadian nationalism. 1993 Guardian 21 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 6/2 Philip Larkin was unquestionably..better loved, qua poet, than John Betjeman, who was loved also for his charm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1631prep.1647
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