quint

• n. 五度音；五胞胎
• n. (Quint)人名；(德、意、瑞典)昆特；(西)金特；(法)坎

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. Brody forces a stunned Vaughn to hire Quint.

布罗迪迫使市长雇用了昆特.

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