单词 | quality |
释义 | quality['kwɒləti]n. 品质, 特性, 才能, 质量a. 优质的【计】 品质【医】 品质, 性质, 质量, 质【经】 质量, 品质 quality qual.i.ty AHD: [kw¼l“¹-t¶] D.J. [6kwKl!ti8]K.K. [6kw$l!ti]n.(名词) 【复数】 qual.i.ties 缩写 qlty.1. An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property.特性:内在的或特殊的特性;性质2. A personal trait, especially a character trait:品质:个体的特点,尤指人物品质:someone with few redeeming qualities.几乎没有任何可取之处的人3. Essential character; nature:本质:基本的属性;本性:Mahogany has the quality of being durable.桃花心木具有耐久的特性4. Superiority of kind:出众:an intellect of unquestioned quality.资赋优良5. Degree or grade of excellence:(品质的)低劣:出色的程度或等级:yard goods of low quality.品质低劣的货物6. High social position.高贵身份:高的社会地位7. Those in a high social position.贵族:拥有高的社会地位的人8. Music Timbre, as determined by overtones:【音乐】 音色,音质:音色,如由泛音所决定的:a voice with a distinctive metallic quality.拥有独特刺耳的嗓音9. Linguistics The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.【语言学】 母音的特性:由口腔的大小和形状以及发音时的辅音数目决定的元音的性质10. Logic The positive or negative character of a proposition.【逻辑学】 命题的性质:命题的肯定或否定的性质adj.(形容词)Having a high degree of excellence:优良的:具有高度出色程度的:“He settled in to read Edmund Wilson . . . It was quality time”(&b{Margaret Truman})“他坐下来读爱德蒙·威尔逊的书…这是一个极其美妙的时刻”(玛格丽特·杜鲁门)语源:1. Middle English qualite 中古英语 qualite 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Latin qu³lit³s qu³lit³t- 源自 拉丁语 qu³lit³s qu³lit³t- 4. from qu³lis [of what kind] * see k wo- 源自 qu³lis [属于何种的] *参见 k wo- 参考词汇:1. quality,property,attribute,character,trait2. These nouns all signify a feature that distinguishes or identifies someone or something.这些名词都表示区别或辨认一个人或物的特点。3. Quality is the most inclusive: Quality 是含义最广的: “God and all the attributes of God are eternal” (Spinoza).“上帝和他所有的特性都是永恒的” (斯宾诺莎)。4. Character in this comparison is a distinctive feature of a group or category: Character 在这样的比较中是指一组或一类的与众不同的特点: “This reliance on authority is a fundamental primitive trait” (James Harvey Robinson).“这种对权势的依赖性是一种基本的原始的特性” (詹姆斯·哈维·罗宾逊) |
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