quest [ kwest ] n.(历时较久的)寻求,探求,调查研究
【例句】It is the ~ after truth, not its possession, that falls to our human lot, that gladdens us, that fills our lives — nay, that hallows them. 是对真理的探求而非对它的占有成为我们人类的命运,让我们欣喜,使我们的生活充实 —— 以至使它们神圣。【认知】词根“ques”为“quir”的变体,含义为“sought; to seek”(寻求;争夺)。如“conquest”与其同源。
quotations [ kwEu5teiFEnz ] n. 1.引文,引语,语录 2.引用;引证
【例句】 We have received ~s from three firms for this job. 我们已收到3家商号承包这工作的报价。