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sine qua non

/sahy-nee kwey -non, kwah, sin-ey; Latin si-ne kwah-nohn/US // ˈsaɪ ni kweɪ ˈnɒn, kwɑ, ˈsɪn eɪ; Latin ˈsɪ nɛ kwɑˈnoʊn //

必备条件,必不可少的条件,必不可少,必要条件

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an indispensable condition, element, or factor; something essential: Her presence was the sine qua non of every social event.

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Examples

  • There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.

  • She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.

  • An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.

  • The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.

  • Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.

  • The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.

  • He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.

  • De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.

  • Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.

  • It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!