quid pro quo

短语

报酬, 交换物, 替代物

发音

UK /ˌkwɪd.pɹəʊˈkwəʊ/
AU
US /ˌkwɪd.pɹoʊˈkwoʊ/

词形变化

quae pro quibus 复数 quae pro quibus quid pro quibus quid pro quos quo pro quid quid pro quibus 复数 quid pro quos 复数

别名

QPQ

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation.

  2. 2.

    Substitution of one drug for another.

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  3. 3.

    Something which is offered or asked for in exchange for something else.

    To deny that the arrangement was a quid pro quo would be laughably disingenuous.

    It was quite obviously a quid pro quo arrangement.

  4. 4.

    A usually non-monetary exchange transaction, or series or process of exchange transactions.

  5. 5.

    A usually non-monetary exchange transaction, or series or process of exchange transactions.

    An equal or fair transaction or series of process of exchange transactions; tit for tat.

  6. 6.

    Sexual harassment in which a person in a workplace implicitly or explicitly requires sexual favours in exchange for something.

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词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from Latin quid prō quō (literally “something for something”).

来源:wiktionary