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单词 tertium quid
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ter•ti•um quid  (tûr′shē əm kwid′; Lat. ter′ti ŏŏm′ kwid′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Termssomething related in some way to two things, but distinct from both;
    something intermediate between two things.
  • Latin, translation of Greek tríton•ti some third thing
  • 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tertium quid /ˈtɜːtɪəm ˈkwɪd/ n
  1. an unknown or indefinite thing related in some way to two known or definite things, but distinct from both
Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin, rendering Greek triton ti some third thing
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