quasi-

短语

pref. 类似, 半, 准

发音

UK /ˈkweɪzaɪ/
其它
UK /ˈkweɪsaɪ/
其它
UK /ˈkwɑːzi/
US /ˈkwɑˌzaɪ/
US /ˈkwɑzi/
US /ˈkwɑsi/
US /ˈkweɪˌzaɪ/
US /ˈkweɪˌsaɪ/
CA /kwɑzi/
CA /kwæzi/
CA /-aɪ/
CA /-ʌɪ/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Almost; virtually.

  2. 2.

    Apparently, seemingly, or resembling.

  3. 3.

    To a limited extent or degree; being somewhat or partially.

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- Borrowed from Latin quasi (“almost; as it were”), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sī (conditional particle).

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