单词 | quiddity |
释义 | quiddity /kwid"i tee/, n. , pl. quiddities. 1. the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing. 2. a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument. [1530-40; < ML quidditas, equiv. to L quid what + -itas -ITY] |
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