单词 | terminus a quo |
释义 | terminus a quo (once / 256942 pages) n WORD FAMILY terminus a quo: termini a quo USAGE EXAMPLESEvery tendency or movement presupposes a terminus a quo, from which it starts, and a terminus ad quem, to which it tends. Preuss, Arthur, Grace, Actual and Habitual—A Dogma...(2010) Cognition, whenever we take it concretely, means determinate 'ambulation,' through intermediaries, from a terminus a quo to, or towards, a terminus ad quem. James, William, Meaning of Truth(2010) n earliest limiting point Syn|Hyper starting point beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time the time at which something is supposed to begin |
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