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tertium quid

/ˌtəːʃɪəm ˈkwɪd

/ /ˌtəːtɪəm

noun

A third thing that is indefinite and undefined but is related to two definite or known things.Unfortunately, given the interminability of the debate, only a few voices in the book seek to find a tertium quid - that is, a wider outlook that could lift the debate off its current hinges and onto a more illuminative level....

Unable to fully reconcile the cases, Justice Scalia said that the trade dress in Two Pesos was either some form of packaging, or tertium quid.

Origin

Early 18th century: from late Latin, translation of Greek triton ti 'some third thing'.

单词	tertium quid
释义	tertium quid /ˌtəːʃɪəm ˈkwɪd / /ˌtəːtɪəm / noun A third thing that is indefinite and undefined but is related to two definite or known things.Unfortunately, given the interminability of the debate, only a few voices in the book seek to find a tertium quid - that is, a wider outlook that could lift the debate off its current hinges and onto a more illuminative level.... Unable to fully reconcile the cases, Justice Scalia said that the trade dress in Two Pesos was either some form of packaging, or tertium quid. Origin Early 18th century: from late Latin, translation of Greek triton ti 'some third thing'.
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