quod

n. 监狱, 牢狱 vt. 关押, 下狱

发音

US /kwɑd/
UK /kwɒd/

词形变化

quods 复数 quods quods 三单 quodding 现在分词 quodded 过去式 quodded 过去分词

别名

quad

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.

    可数 不可数

    1863, Punch, quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death, page 69, […] not the poorer classes merely, but the rich will be desirous to enjoy the mingled luxury and comfort of a gaol: and we shall hear of blasé Swells become burglars and garotters as a prelude to a prison, and, instead of taking tours for restoration of their health, recruiting it more cheaply by a residence in quod.

  2. 2.

    Confinement in a prison.

    澳大利亚 俚语 不可数 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To confine in prison.

    古体 俚语
  2. 1.

    Quoth.

    废旧

相关短语

quod erat demonstrandum 要说明或证明的 quod google quod non quod nons exceptio quod metus causa [法] 以被胁迫为理由的抗辩 ad quod damnum [法] 关于什么样的损失 exceptio metus proviso quod a quid for a quod pro eo quod

词源

Abbreviation of quadrangle; originally (17th century) referring to the quadrangles of Newgate Prison, London.

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