quidnunc

名词 n.
/ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk/    /ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person eager to learn news and scandal. archaic
    — The College Sloven, or embroidered Spark, The purple Prelate, or the parish Clerk, The quiet Quidnunc, or demanding Prig, The plaintiff Tory, or defendant Whig;

词形变化

quidnuncs plural

词源

From Latin quid nunc? (“what now?”).
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