quid pro quo
['kwidprəu'kwəu]
n. 补偿物, 交换物, 代用品
例句与用法:
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。
词形变化:
名词复数: quid pro quos |
ph.
1. 赔偿
2. 报复
quid pro quoquid pro quoD.J.:[kwid prəuˈkwəu]K.K.:[ˈkwɪd pro ˈkwo]n.1.■补偿物,交换物,相等物,代用品
quid pro quo['kwidprəu'kwəu]n.1.■(s) pro quos, quids pro quo[拉丁语]2.■补偿物;报酬;交换物3.■相等物;代替物,代用品4.■[罕用语]弄错,张冠李戴变形n.quid
quid pro quoquid pro quo[ˈkwid prəu ˈkwəu][拉]1.■补偿物; 交换物; 赔偿; 报酬; 报复2.■代替物; 代用物, 相等物3.■[罕]弄错
quid pro quo[ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ](pl. -os)- a favour or advantage granted in return for something
报酬;回报
the pardon was a quid pro quo for their help in releasing hostages.
宽恕是对他们帮着释放人质的报答。
语源- mid 16th cent. (denoting a medicine substituted for another): Latin, something for something'
quid pro quo
名词 quid pro quo:
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