quiddity 详细解释

quiddity

['kwiditi]

n. 本质, 实质, 诡辩, 吹毛求疵

词形变化

名词复数: quiddities |

词义辨析

同义参见:

constitution  being  soul  

英英释义

名词 quiddity:

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

同义词:quibble, cavil

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

同义词:haecceity

补充

quiddityquiddity英:[ˈkwiditi] 美:[ˈkwɪdɪti]n.1.本质,实质,遁词,古怪

例句

1. his quirks and quiddities.他的多种怪癖。