sine qua non

短语

n. 必要条件, 要素

发音

UK /ˌsaɪnɪ kweɪ ˈnɒn/
其它
UK /ˌsɪn(e)ɪ kwɑː ˈnəʊn/
其它
UK /ˌsɪn(e)ɪ kwɑː ˈnɒn/
其它
US /ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnɑn/
US /ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnoʊn/
US /ˌsaɪni kweɪ ˈnɑn/

词形变化

sine qua nons 复数 sine qua nons sine quibus non sine quibus non 复数

别名

sinequanon sine quâ non

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An essential or indispensable element, condition, or ingredient.

    必要条件

    不可或缺

    Near-synonyms: dealbreaker, necessary condition

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

requirement prerequisite

词源

Borrowed from Latin [condiciō] sine quā nōn (“[condition] without which not”), an expression which originated in the works of Boethius as a translation of some Aristotelian expression (perhaps Ancient Greek οὗ οὐκ ἄνευ (hoû ouk áneu); compare also Modern Greek εκ των ων ουκ άνευ (ek ton on ouk ánef) / Katharevousa ἐκ τῶν ὧν οὐκ ἄνευ (ek tón ón ouk ánef)), and was later popularized by scholastics.

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