qua
英[kwe?;kwɑ?]
美[kwe]
- prep. 作為；以…身份或資格
中文詞源
qua 作為，以...身份
來自拉丁語qua,哪里，何處，多少，怎樣，怎么做，誰，來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干，詞源同quality,quantity,who,how.
英文詞源
- qua
- "as, in the capacity of," from Latin qua "where? on which side? at which place? which way? in what direction?" figuratively "how? in what manner? by what method?; to what extent? in what degree?" correlative pronominal adverb of place, from PIE *kwo-, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (source also of Old English hwa "who;" see who).
雙語例句
- 1. Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico's modernisation.
- 成功的農(nóng)業(yè)改革也是墨西哥實(shí)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代化的必要條件。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being.
- 那名士兵當(dāng)時(shí)以軍人的身份行事，而不是以一般人的身份。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Qua father, he pitied the young man; qua judge, he condemned him.
- 作為人之父, 他同情那個(gè)年輕人; 作為法官, 他將他定罪.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. Patience is a sine qua non for a good teacher.
- 做個(gè)優(yōu)秀教師必不可少的條件是要有耐心.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He did it not qua father, but qua judge.
- 他不是用父親身份而是用法官身份處理此事的.
來自辭典例句