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Q /kjuː/► SEE ALLQEDJoe Publicmind your P’s and Q’s
●ˌQEˈDthat is what I wanted to prove and I have proved it 证明完毕◆He can’t have done it. The bank was robbed at 6.30 and he was with me at the time. QED.
那不可能是他干的。银行抢劫发生在 6 点半左右，而当时他和我在一起。证明完毕。 ORIGIN This is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase, quod erat demonstrandum, meaning which was to be demonstrated. 这个习语是拉丁语短语 quod erat demonstrandum 的首字母缩写形式，意为“证明完毕”。●ˌJoe ˈPublic (BrE) (NAmE ˌJohn ˌQ. ˈPublic) (informal) people in general; the public 大众；公众；老百姓◆Once again, it seems that Joe Public is paying the price for inefficient management.看起来，老百姓又一次在为低效的管理付出代价。●mind your ˌP’s and ˈQ’s (informal) be careful how you behave; remember to be polite 注意礼貌；谨言慎行◆Sally’s got very strict ideas about how her children should behave, so mind your P’s and Q’s.萨莉对自己孩子的举止要求十分严格，你要注意礼貌。 ORIGIN This expression probably refers to the P in ‘please’ and the pronunciation of ‘thank you’ which sounds like Q. 这个表达法中的 P 和 Q 可能指英语 please 的头一个字母和 thank you 的发音。 |