中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 提示，线索
- vt.
- 给...暗示(或提示)
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English cu (used for half a farthing, from q as an abbreviation for Latin quadrāns (“quarter of an as”)), from Latin cū, kū. Compare French ku.
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演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 quandō “when”
词源说明
From earlier qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.