quiddity

名词 quiddity:

1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
   同义词：quibble, cavil
2. the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
   同义词：haecceity

quid.di.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 quid.di.ties
The real nature of a thing; the essence.
实质：一事物的真实性质；本质
A hairsplitting distinction; a quibble.
吹毛求疵：作过于细微的区别；吹毛求疵

来源：
Medieval Latin quiddit3s
中世纪拉丁语 quiddit3s
from Latin quid [what] * see k wo-
源自 拉丁语 quid [什么] *参见 k wo-