quasi-

前缀
中文释义
英 /ˈkweɪzaɪ/|/ˈkweɪsaɪ/|/ˈkwɑːzi/    美 /ˈkwɑˌzaɪ/|/ˈkwɑzi/|/ˈkwɑsi/|/ˈkweɪˌzaɪ/|/ˈkweɪˌsaɪ/

英文释义

前缀
  1. Almost; virtually. morpheme
    — The quasi-death of insanity with its small periodic remissions, its deviations into good sense, even into brilliant insight, was almost more cruel really than outright death.
  2. Apparently, seemingly, or resembling. morpheme
  3. To a limited extent or degree; being somewhat or partially. morpheme
    — The British constitution famously rests on convention. This requires a compact between politicians working as a cabinet and a quasi-independent civil service.

词汇关系

近义词
para- -oid -form -iform -esque -ish -ly -some -y
相关词
pseudo-

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Italic *kʷis
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷos
Proto-Italic *kʷoi
Latin quam
Proto-Indo-European *sóder.
Proto-Italic *sei
Latin sī
univ.
Latin quasī̆bor.
English quasi-
Borrowed from Latin quasi (“almost; as it were”), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sī (conditional particle).
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