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

qui vive

Foreign Terms(italics) [French.]who goes there?
Idioms on the qui vive, on the alert;
watchful:Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers.

French literally, (long) live who? (i.e., on whose side are you?)
1720–30

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qui vive /ˌkiː ˈviːv/ n

on the qui vive ⇒ on the alert; attentive

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, literally: long live who?, sentry's challenge (equivalent to "To whose party do you belong?" or "Whose side do you support?")

单词	qui vive
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 qui vive (kē vēv′),USA pronunciation Foreign Terms(italics) [French.]who goes there? Idioms on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful:Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers. French literally, (long) live who? (i.e., on whose side are you?) 1720–30 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: qui vive /ˌkiː ˈviːv/ n on the qui vive ⇒ on the alert; attentive Etymology: 18th Century: from French, literally: long live who?, sentry's challenge (equivalent to "To whose party do you belong?" or "Whose side do you support?")
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