| 词汇 | quiddity |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | quiddity noun[ U ] social science specializeduk /ˈkwɪd.ɪ.ti/ us /ˈkwɪd.ə.t̬i/ the basic nature or quality of something, that makes it different from other things: 本质，实质 Reading about a subculture like swimming provides an opportunity to appreciate the idiosyncratic details and quiddity of the sport.阅读诸如游泳这样的亚文化，可以让我们有机会领略到这项运动独特的细节和本质。 Synonym essence(IMPORTANCE) Conditions and characteristics -ance -ibility ability adverse conditions age ambience appearance aspect good/bad karmaidiom have it in youidiom hood humanity presentation respect shape trappings unaffiliated undercurrent vibe vibe check Examples of quiddityquiddity Each of these representations adds to the quiddity an intention of universality or of particularity. There is nothing in their quiddity and form that would individuate them. It is what it is, in the quiddity of everyday action. I agree with her that one should resist the temptation to be involved in captious quiddities about figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One longed for the quirks and quiddities of individual selection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This quiddity can not be demonstrated, but must be fixed by a definition. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Together, these consist of its "quiddity" /essence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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