英语词汇quid的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	quid
词源	quid. British slang today for a one-pound note and formerly meaning a sovereign or a guinea, quid is of uncertain origin. First recorded in Thomas Shadevell’s Squire of Alsatia (1688) it may come from the Latin quid, “what,” for “the wherewithal.”
随便看	plantation planter-s wart plantocracy plaster of paris platonic love play a hunch play ball play both ends against the middle playboy play-by-play account play catch-up ball play close to the vest play fast and loose play footsie play for fun play for keeps play for the love of it play hardball play hooky playing chicken playing the air guitar playing the race card playing to the haircuts play one-s cards close to the chest play on words

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