单词 | tertium quid |
释义 | tertium quid[ tur-shee-uhm -kwid; Latin ter-ti-oom -kwid ] / ˈtɜr ʃi əm ˈkwɪd; Latin ˈtɛr tɪˌʊm ˈkwɪd / nounsomething related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things. Origin of tertium quid1715–25; <Latin, translation of Greek tríton·ti some third thing Words nearby tertium quidtertiary colour, tertiary consumer, tertiary dentin, tertiary structure, tertiary syphilis, tertium quid, Tertullian, Teruel, tervalent, Terylene, terza rima Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tertium quidtertium quid / (ˈtɜːtɪəm ˈkwɪd) / nounan unknown or indefinite thing related in some way to two known or definite things, but distinct from boththere is either right or wrong, with no tertium quid Word Origin for tertium quidC18: from Late Latin, rendering Greek triton ti some third thing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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