| 释义 |
Idiom a sine qua non formal something that is necessary, especially if you are going to achieve a particular thing.The company sees training as the sine qua non of success. (often + of)
sine qua nonA necessary, essential, or required element. The Latin phrases translates literally to "without which not." Some consider a good education to be the sine qua non of a successful career. a sine qua ˈnon (of/for something) /%sIneI kwA: "n@Un; American English "noUn/ (from Latin, formal) something that is essential before you can achieve something else: Many people believe that grammar is the sine qua non of language learning.In Latin, this means ‘without which not’. |