quorate

形容词 adj.
/ˈkwɔːɹət/|/ˈkwɔːɹeɪt/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. (of a meeting) Having a quorum; having the minimum number of people necessary to conduct business and to cast votes. UK,not-comparable
    — With only five people making it to the meeting, we were barely quorate.

词源

Etymology tree
English quorum
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English quorate
From quorum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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