| 单词 | sine qua non |
| 释义 | sine qua non (sɪni kwɑː noʊn, US - nɑːn) singular noun A sine qua non is something that is essential if you want to achieve a particular thing. [formal] Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico's modernisation. [+ of] sine qua non in British English Latin (ˈsaɪnɪ kweɪ ˈnɒn) noun an essential condition or requirement Word origin literally: without which notsine qua non in American English (ˈsaɪni kweɪ ˈnɑn; ˈsɪneɪ kwɑ ˈnoʊn) an essential condition, qualification, etc.; indispensable thing; absolute prerequisite Word origin L, without which notExamples of 'sine qua non' in a sentence |
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