单词 | quid pro quo |
释义 | quid pro quoquid pro quo /ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ $ -proʊ ˈkwoʊ/ noun (plural quid pro quos) [countableC] EXCHANGEsomething that you give or do in exchange for something else, especially when this arrangement is not official 补偿物,交换物 quid pro quo for There’s a quid pro quo for everything in politics – you’ll soon learn that. 政治里什么都可以等价交换——你很快会明白这一点的。 Examples from the Corpus quid pro quo• It is clearly illegal to require sex as a quid pro quo for promotion. From Longman Business Dictionary quid pro quoquid pro quo /ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ-proʊ ˈkwoʊ/ noun [countableC]COMMERCE something that you give or do in exchange for something else, especially when this arrangement is not official There should be a quid pro quo arrangement whereby we all cooperate. (1500-1600) Latin “something for something” |
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