per se

短语

adv. 本身, 本质上

发音

UK /pəˈseɪ/
其它
US /pɚˈseɪ/
US /pɚˈsiː/
AU /pəˈsæɪ/

别名

per say persay

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Positing itself and being a principle of its own determination.

    哲学
  2. 2.

    That does not leave discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.

    法律
adv.
  1. 1.

    Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.

    Near-synonyms: by definition, by nature, essentially, in essence, ipso facto, intrinsically; see also Thesaurus:intrinsically

    Some people say that a hangover is caused by impurities in the drink, not by the alcohol per se.

  2. 2.

    In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.

    顾名思义

    It's not a museum per se, but they do have some interesting artefacts.

    I take photographs. But I'm not a photographer. Per se. Right. Not per se. Right.

  3. 3.

    As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.

    哲学
  4. 4.

    Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.

    法律

    The law makes drunk driving illegal per se.

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词源

Borrowed from Latin per sē (“by itself”), from per (“by, through”) and sē (“itself, himself, herself, themselves”).

来源:wiktionary