• n. 質(zhì)量，[統(tǒng)計(jì)] 品質(zhì)；特性；才能
• adj. 高品質(zhì)的；棒極了

來自拉丁語qualis,種類，類型，要求，來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干，詞源同quantity,what,who.引申詞義質(zhì)量，品質(zhì)。

quality

quality: [13] The ultimate source of quality is Latin quālis ‘of what sort?’, a compound pronoun formed from quī ‘who’ and the adjectival suffix -ālis. From it were derived the noun quālitās, source of English quality, and quālificāre, from which English gets qualify [16].
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quality (n.)

c. 1300, "temperament, character, disposition," from Old French qualite "quality, nature, characteristic" (12c., Modern French qualité), from Latin qualitatem (nominative qualitas) "a quality, property; nature, state, condition" (said [Tucker, etc.] to have been coined by Cicero to translate Greek poiotes), from qualis "what kind of a," from PIE pronominal base *kwo- (see who). Meaning "degree of goodness" is late 14c. Meaning "social rank, position" is c. 1400. Noun phrase quality time first recorded 1977. Quality of life is from 1943. Quality control first attested 1935.

1. Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style.

買價(jià)錢經(jīng)濟(jì)的家具并不意味著就要犧牲質(zhì)量和樣式。

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2. Today's organic wine producer is typically a small, quality-conscious family concern.

現(xiàn)今的有機(jī)葡萄酒生產(chǎn)商一般是注重品質(zhì)的小型家族企業(yè).

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3. Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality.

現(xiàn)有的住房幾乎少有質(zhì)量過關(guān)的。

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4. We have been successful because we are offering a quality service.

我們因提供的服務(wù)水準(zhǔn)一流一直經(jīng)營(yíng)得很成功。

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5. Even the quality papers agreed that it was a triumph.

即使是內(nèi)容嚴(yán)肅的報(bào)紙也認(rèn)為這是一次勝利。

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