quid

名词 quid:

1. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
   同义词：British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling
2. something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
   同义词：quid pro quo
3. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
   同义词：chew, chaw, cud, plug, wad

1. 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。
2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, such as a quid of tobacco.
   咀嚼物，口嚼烟块放在口中进行咀嚼的东西，如烟草块

quid

n.（名词）
A cut, as of chewing tobacco.
咀嚼物：切下来的一块，如咀嚼的烟草块

来源：
Middle English quide [cud]
中古英语 quide [口嚼的烟块]
from Old English cwidu
源自 古英语 cwidu

quid
quid 2

n.（名词）
【复数】 quid 或 quids 【多用于英国】
A pound sterling.
一镑

来源：
Possibly from Latin [something, what] * see quiddity
可能源自 拉丁语 [事物，什么] *参见 quiddity