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quint

英 [kɪnt; kwɪnt]美[kwɪnt]
  • n. 五度音;五胞胎
  • n. (Quint)人名;(德、意、瑞典)昆特;(西)金特;(法)坎

畅通词汇

英文词源


quint (n.)
1520s, "a tax of one-fifth," from Middle French quint, from Latin quintus "the fifth," ordinal to quinque "five" (see quinque-). Used in English of various groups of five since 17c. First attested 1935 as a shortening of quintuplet (American English; British English prefers quin); used originally of the Dionne quintuplets, born May 28, 1934, near Callander, Ontario, Canada.

双语例句


1. Brody forces a stunned Vaughn to hire Quint.
布罗迪迫使市长雇用了昆特.

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