Quid pro quo
报酬, 交换物, 替代物
📖 牛津释义
quid pro quo
n
(pl quid pro quos) thing given in return for sth else 补偿物; 交换物
Please accept the use of our cottage as a quid pro quo for lending us your car. 请尽管使用我们的村舍, 以酬谢借给我们汽车之事.
🧩 词语组成解析
quid
[[kwid]]
n. 一镑金币, 一镑, 咀嚼物
pro
[prəu]
n. 赞成者;赞成的意见;赞成票，投赞成票者;
adv. 赞成地;肯定地;
vt. [古]说
🗣️ 情景例句
Thanks, Grandpa.
谢谢你 ，爷爷。
He could always come up with a reason for them to linger another month.
他总能想出个理由来让他们再耽误上一个月。
Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be less than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next one;
虽然早到可能意味着浪费一点时间，但这比误了火车等上一个多小时坐下班车浪费的时间要少，