英语词汇“quasi”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Use quasi when you want to say something is almost but not quite what it describes. A quasi mathematician can add and subtract adequately, but has trouble figuring out fractions.

The adjective quasi is often hyphenated with the word it resembles. Quasi-scientific ideas are ideas that resemble real science, but haven't been backed up with any real evidence. A quasi-religious person may attend church services, but he doesn't take much interest in what's being said. Get the idea? It's a great alternative for "kind of."

WORD FAMILY

quasi

USAGE EXAMPLES

The North and South divisions are cluttered with nondescript quasi contenders.

New York Times(Dec 09, 2016)

The Agnelli family – due in part to their ownership of the city’s newspaper, La Stampa – continued to be revered as Turin’s quasi royal family.

The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016)

Appearing at a party for journalists and operatives at the Venetian Hotel, Bone spent hours taking pictures of partygoers who basked in his quasi celebrity.

The Guardian(Oct 22, 2016)

adj having some resemblance

a quasi success
a quasi contract

Syn

similar

marked by correspondence or resemblance

单词	quasi
释义	quasi (once / 6025 pages) adj Use quasi when you want to say something is almost but not quite what it describes. A quasi mathematician can add and subtract adequately, but has trouble figuring out fractions. The adjective quasi is often hyphenated with the word it resembles. Quasi-scientific ideas are ideas that resemble real science, but haven't been backed up with any real evidence. A quasi-religious person may attend church services, but he doesn't take much interest in what's being said. Get the idea? It's a great alternative for "kind of." WORD FAMILY quasi USAGE EXAMPLES The North and South divisions are cluttered with nondescript quasi contenders. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) The Agnelli family – due in part to their ownership of the city’s newspaper, La Stampa – continued to be revered as Turin’s quasi royal family. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) Appearing at a party for journalists and operatives at the Venetian Hotel, Bone spent hours taking pictures of partygoers who basked in his quasi celebrity. The Guardian(Oct 22, 2016) adj having some resemblance a quasi success a quasi contract Syn similar marked by correspondence or resemblance
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