英汉词典

quality 基本解释

• n. 质量，[统计] 品质；特性；才能
• adj. 高品质的；棒极了

quality 词态变化

quality 中文词源

来自拉丁语qualis,种类，类型，要求，来自PIE*kwo,疑问代词词干，词源同quantity,what,who.引申词义质量，品质。

quality 英文词源

quality

quality: [13] The ultimate source of quality is Latin quālis ‘of what sort?’, a compound pronoun formed from quī ‘who’ and the adjectival suffix -ālis. From it were derived the noun quālitās, source of English quality, and quālificāre, from which English gets qualify [16].
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quality (n.)

c. 1300, "temperament, character, disposition," from Old French qualite "quality, nature, characteristic" (12c., Modern French qualité), from Latin qualitatem (nominative qualitas) "a quality, property; nature, state, condition" (said [Tucker, etc.] to have been coined by Cicero to translate Greek poiotes), from qualis "what kind of a," from PIE pronominal base *kwo- (see who). Meaning "degree of goodness" is late 14c. Meaning "social rank, position" is c. 1400. Noun phrase quality time first recorded 1977. Quality of life is from 1943. Quality control first attested 1935.

quality 英文释义

1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone;

"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth;

"the quality of students has risen"

"an executive of low caliber"

3. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something;

"each town has a quality all its own"

"the radical character of our demands"

4. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);

"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"

"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

5. high social status;

"a man of quality"

quality 同义词解析

quality, property, feature, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, attribute, character

这些名词均有"特性，特点，品质"之意。

quality： 最普通用词，既可指有形或无形的特性，又可指个性或共性的特征。

property： 多指同类事物所共有的特性，一般不用于指人。

feature： 指事物突出引人注目的特点。多用来说明人的容貌特征或地理特征。

characteristic： 指某人或某物天生有别于他人或他物的内部特质或外表特征。

peculiarity： 指人或事物独具的或奇怪的特点，常带感情色彩。

trait： 多指人的性格、心情的特征，尤指先天秉赋的持久的行为模式或性格特征。

attribute： 通常指人主观赋予某事物的属性，可指典型事物。

character： 多指一类人或事物所具有的独特的典型的特征。

quality 双语例句

1. Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style.

买价钱经济的家具并不意味着就要牺牲质量和样式。

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2. Today's organic wine producer is typically a small, quality-conscious family concern.

现今的有机葡萄酒生产商一般是注重品质的小型家族企业.

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3. Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality.

现有的住房几乎少有质量过关的。

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4. We have been successful because we are offering a quality service.

我们因提供的服务水准一流一直经营得很成功。

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5. Even the quality papers agreed that it was a triumph.

即使是内容严肃的报纸也认为这是一次胜利。

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quality 实用场景例句

to be of good/poor/top quality

质量好 / 次 / 上乘

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goods of a high quality

优质商品

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high-quality goods

优质商品

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a decline in water quality

水质的下降

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When costs are cut product quality suffers.

一降低成本，产品质量就会受到影响。

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Their quality of life improved dramatically when they moved to France.

他们移居法国以后，生活质量大大提高。

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contemporary writers of quality

当代的优秀作家

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We aim to provide quality at reasonable prices.

我们的宗旨是质量上乘、价格合理。

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personal qualities such as honesty and generosity

诚实、宽容等个人品质

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to have leadership qualities

具有领导素质

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the special quality of light and shade in her paintings

她绘画中的明、暗特征

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We specialize in quality furniture.

我们专营高档家具。

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quality service at a competitive price

质优价廉的服务

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‘What was the film like? ’ ‘Quality! ’

“这部电影怎么样？”“棒极了！”

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Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life...

每个人都可以大大改善生活质量。

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Other services vary dramatically in quality.

其他服务在质量上差别很大。

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...a college of quality...

优秀的学院

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In our work, quality is paramount.

我们的工作追求品质至上。

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Sometimes you wonder where your kids get their good qualities...

有时你会想，孩子们身上的优秀品质是从何而来呢？

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He wanted to introduce mature people with leadership qualities...

他想引进具有领导素质的成熟人才。

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...a childlike quality.

孩子般的天真特质

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...the pretentious quality of the poetry...

这首诗浮夸造作的特点

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Even the quality papers agreed that it was a triumph.

即使是内容严肃的报纸也认为这是一次胜利。

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