• prep. 作為；以…身份或資格

來自拉丁語qua,哪里，何處，多少，怎樣，怎么做，誰，來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干，詞源同quality,quantity,who,how.

qua

"as, in the capacity of," from Latin qua "where? on which side? at which place? which way? in what direction?" figuratively "how? in what manner? by what method?; to what extent? in what degree?" correlative pronominal adverb of place, from PIE *kwo-, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (source also of Old English hwa "who;" see who).

1. Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico's modernisation.

成功的農(nóng)業(yè)改革也是墨西哥實現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代化的必要條件。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being.

那名士兵當(dāng)時以軍人的身份行事，而不是以一般人的身份。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. Qua father, he pitied the young man; qua judge, he condemned him.

作為人之父, 他同情那個年輕人; 作為法官, 他將他定罪.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. Patience is a sine qua non for a good teacher.

做個優(yōu)秀教師必不可少的條件是要有耐心.

來自辭典例句

5. He did it not qua father, but qua judge.

他不是用父親身份而是用法官身份處理此事的.

來自辭典例句