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单词 quiddity
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quid•di•ty  (kwid′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. the quality that makes a thing what it is;
    the essential nature of a thing.
  2. a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument.
  • Medieval Latin quidditās, equivalent. to Latin quid what + -itās -ity
  • 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quiddity /ˈkwɪdɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the essential nature of something
  2. a petty or trifling distinction; quibble
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin quidditās, from Latin quid what
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