Sine qua non
n. 必要条件, 要素
📖 牛津释义
sine qua non
(fml 文) essential condition; thing that is absolutely necessary 必要条件; 必不可少的事物
Patience is a sine qua non for a good teacher. 做个优秀教师必不可少的条件是要有耐心.
🧩 词语组成解析
sine
[sain, 'saini, 'sinei]
prep. 无;
n. 正弦;
prep. 作为
non
[[nɔn]]
adv. 非, 不
🗣️ 情景例句
until I have a chance to talk with you about it.
除非我有机会跟你谈过。
Not all butter that the cow yields.
母牛所产的未必全是黄油。
So he couldn't buy himself lots of good things. But he had lots of friends instead.
所以他不能给自己买很多好东西。可是他却有许多朋友。