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单词 sine qua non
释义

Definition of sine qua non in English:

sine qua non

noun ˌsʌɪni kweɪ ˈnɒnˌsɪni kwɑː ˈnəʊn
  • An essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.

    必要条件;必不可少的事物

    grammar and usage are the sine qua non of language teaching and learning

    语法和用法是语言教学中必不可少的内容。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This practice, one of the sine qua nons of Hungarian rural life, has lost much of its original sacral, ritual meaning.
    • Clearly the first of two sine qua nons is to be able to express one calculated column in terms of another.
    • The study subjects obviously are the sine qua nons of a clinical trial.
    • There are three sine qua nons of guerilla warfare.
    • Adopt these strategies for putting the sine qua non of job search success - networking - to the test.
    Synonyms
    necessity, essential item, necessary item, prerequisite, requisite, requirement, need
    fundamentals, basics, rudiments, principles, first principles, foundations, preliminaries, groundwork

Origin

Latin, literally '(cause) without which not'.

Rhymes

aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne

Definition of sine qua non in US English:

sine qua non

noun
  • An essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.

    必要条件;必不可少的事物

    grammar and usage are the sine qua non of language teaching and learning

    语法和用法是语言教学中必不可少的内容。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clearly the first of two sine qua nons is to be able to express one calculated column in terms of another.
    • This practice, one of the sine qua nons of Hungarian rural life, has lost much of its original sacral, ritual meaning.
    • There are three sine qua nons of guerilla warfare.
    • Adopt these strategies for putting the sine qua non of job search success - networking - to the test.
    • The study subjects obviously are the sine qua nons of a clinical trial.
    Synonyms
    necessity, essential item, necessary item, prerequisite, requisite, requirement, need
    fundamentals, basics, rudiments, principles, first principles, foundations, preliminaries, groundwork

Origin

Latin, literally ‘(cause) without which not’.

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