英語單詞

quib是什麽意思

quib

[kwib]
  • n. 譏諷;嘲弄

中文詞源


quib 逃避問題實質

來自拉丁語quibus,怎樣,如何,哪方麵,何種程度,來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞幹,詞源同 quality,quantity,who,how.引申詞義吹毛求疵,盯著小問題不放,逃避問題實質。

英文詞源


quib (n.)
evasion of a point, 1540s, from Latin quibus "by what (things)?," dative or ablative plural of quid "in what respect? to what extent?; how? why?," neuter of relative pronoun quis (see who). "[A]s a word of frequent occurrence in legal documents ... hence associated with the 'quirks and quillets' of the law." [OED]. Also compare quibble.

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