quid pro quo
/ˌkwɪd.prəʊˈkwəʊ//ˌkwɪd.proʊˈkwoʊ/
词源链
- 英语English
quid pro quo
词源说明
Borrowed from Latin quid prō quō (literally “something for something”).
释义
名词noun
- 1Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation.
- 2historicalSubstitution of one drug for another.
- 3Something which is offered or asked for in exchange for something else.
- 4A usually non-monetary exchange transaction, or series or process of exchange transactions.
- 5(law) Sexual harassment in which a person in a workplace implicitly or explicitly requires sexual favours in exchange for something.