词族 · quint
词形变化
英语词源
- quint (n.)
- 1520s, "a tax of one-fifth," from Middle French quint, from Latin quintus "the fifth," ordinal to quinque "five" (see quinque-). Used in English of various groups of five since 17c. First attested 1935 as a shortening of quintuplet (American English; British English prefers quin); used originally of the Dionne quintuplets, born May 28, 1934, near Callander, Ontario, Canada.
权威例句
- 1. Brody forces a stunned Vaughn to hire Quint.
- 布罗迪迫使市长雇用了昆特.