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单词 tertium quid
释义

tertium quid /ˌtə:tiəm'kwid//ˈtɚʃiəm ˈkwɪd/

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n. 第三物;中间物;第三者
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tertium quid 中间物;第三者
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Tertium quid

Electrum, a rare alloy of gold and silver, was used by Tertullian as an example of a tertium quid, by which he meant a mixture with composite properties.

Tertium quid refers to an unidentified third element that is in combination with two known ones. The phrase is associated with alchemy. It is Latin for "third thing", a translation of the Greek tríton ti (τρίτον τι). The Greek phrase was used by Plato (360 BC), and by Irenæus (c. AD 196). The earliest Latin example is by Tertullian (c. 220), who used the phrase to describe a mixed substance with composite properties such as electrum, a somewhat different sense than the modern meaning.

近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
opposition, oppositeness

英英词典
tertium quid n.
  1. some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
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