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quidnunc是什么意思

quidnunc

英 ['kwɪdnʌŋk] 美 ['kwɪd,nʌŋk]
  • n. 爱说长道短的人;爱打听小道新闻的人

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quidnunc (n.)
"gossip-monger," 1709, formed from Latin quid "what?" (neuter of interrogative pronoun quis "who?;" see who) and nunc "now" (see now), to describe someone forever asking "What's the news?"

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