tertium quid

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something intermediate between two classifications.
  2. A third party in a situation, such as one who comes between two potential romantic partners; a "gooseberry" or "third wheel".
    — Once upon a time there was a Man and his Wife and a Tertium Quid.

词形变化

tertium quids plural

词源

Etymology tree
Latin tertium quidbor.
English tertium quid
Borrowed from Latin tertium quid (“third thing”).
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