qui vive
/ˌkiːˈviːv/noun
(用于短语on the qui vive)
- on the alert or lookout警戒着, 警惕着：
duty requires the earnest liberal to spend most of his time on the qui vive for fascism.
责任要求热情支持变革的人大部分时间都要提防着法西斯主义。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French， literally '(long) live who?'， i.e. 'on whose side are you?'， used as a sentry's challenge.