单词 | tertium quid |
释义 | tertium quid/ˌtəːʃɪəm ˈkwɪd / /ˌtəːtɪəm /noun A third thing that is indefinite and undefined but is related to two definite or known things.Unfortunately, given the interminability of the debate, only a few voices in the book seek to find a tertium quid - that is, a wider outlook that could lift the debate off its current hinges and onto a more illuminative level....
OriginEarly 18th century: from late Latin, translation of Greek triton ti 'some third thing'. |
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