quid

单词音标

quid音标[kwid]

汉语翻译

n. 一镑金币, 一镑, 咀嚼物

词型变化

名词复数:quid

英语解释

名词 quid:

the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence

同义词：British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling

something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

同义词：quid pro quo

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

同义词：chew, chaw, cud, plug, wad

例句

Please accept the use of our cottage as a quid pro quo for lending us your car.

请尽管使用我们的村舍，以酬谢借给我们汽车之事。

Something held in the mouth and chewed, such as a quid of tobacco.

咀嚼物，口嚼烟块放在口中进行咀嚼的东西，如烟草块

详细解释

quid

n.（名词）

A cut, as of chewing tobacco.

咀嚼物：切下来的一块，如咀嚼的烟草块

来源：

Middle English quide [cud]

中古英语 quide [口嚼的烟块]

from Old English cwidu

源自 古英语 cwidu

quid

quid 2

n.（名词）

【复数】 quid 或 quids 【多用于英国】

A pound sterling.

一镑

来源：

Possibly from Latin [something, what] * see quiddity

可能源自 拉丁语 [事物，什么] *参见 quiddity