qual.i.ty

quality的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈkwɔliti:]
KK音标发音： [ˈkwɑlɪti]

quality的词性：
n.（名词）

1. An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property.
特性：内在的或特殊的特性；性质

2. A personal trait, especially a character trait:
品质：个体的特点，尤指人物品质：

someone with few redeeming qualities.
几乎没有任何可取之处的人

3. Essential character; nature:
本质：基本的属性；本性：

Mahogany has the quality of being durable.
桃花心木具有耐久的特性

4. Superiority of kind:
出众：

an intellect of unquestioned quality.
资赋优良

5. Degree or grade of excellence:
（品质的）低劣：出色的程度或等级：

yard goods of low quality.
品质低劣的货物

6. High social position.
高贵身份：高的社会地位

7. Those in a high social position.
贵族：拥有高的社会地位的人

8. Music Timbre, as determined by overtones:
【音乐】 音色，音质：音色，如由泛音所决定的：

a voice with a distinctive metallic quality.
拥有独特刺耳的嗓音

9. Linguistics The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.
【语言学】 母音的特性：由口腔的大小和形状以及发音时的辅音数目决定的元音的性质

10. Logic The positive or negative character of a proposition.
【逻辑学】 命题的性质：命题的肯定或否定的性质

quality的词性：
adj.（形容词）

11. Having a high degree of excellence:
优良的：具有高度出色程度的：

“He settled in to read Edmund Wilson . . . It was quality time”(Margaret Truman)
“他坐下来读爱德蒙·威尔逊的书…这是一个极其美妙的时刻”(玛格丽特·杜鲁门)

quality的词源：

12. Middle English qualite
中古英语 qualite

13. from Old French
源自 古法语

14. from Latin qu3lit3s qu3lit3t-
源自 拉丁语 qu3lit3s qu3lit3t-

15. from qu3lis [of what kind] * see k ^wo-
源自 qu3lis [属于何种的] *参见 k ^wo-

quality， property， attribute， character， trait

16. These nouns all signify a feature that distinguishes or identifies someone or something.
这些名词都表示区别或辨认一个人或物的特点。

17. Quality is the most inclusive:
Quality 是含义最广的：

“The spring of water . . . entirely lost the deliciousness of its pristine quality” (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
“春天的水…完全失去了它纯洁本性的甘甜” （纳撒尼尔·霍桑）。

“From now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair” (Cyril Connolly).
“如今艺术家只能从他对孤独的反映或失望的程度来判断” （西里尔·康纳里）。

“The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence” (George S. Patton). A property is a basic or essential quality possessed by all members of a class:
“一名士兵所必须具备的素质就是自信” （乔治·S·巴顿）。property 是一个阶级的所有成员所具有的基础或基本的特点：

Resilience is a property of rubber. An attribute is a quality that is ascribed to someone or something:
弹性是橡胶的一种特性。 attribute 是指属于某人或某物的性质：

“God and all the attributes of God are eternal” (Spinoza).
“上帝和他所有的特性都是永恒的” （斯宾诺莎）。

18. Character in this comparison is a distinctive feature of a group or category:
Character 在这样的比较中是指一组或一类的与众不同的特点：

“Natural Selection, entailing Divergence of Character and the Extinction of less-improved forms” (Charles Darwin). A trait is a single, clearly delineated characteristic, as of a person or group of people:
“自然选择，特性的遗传变异和进化较慢的形式的退化” （查尔斯·达尔文）。trait 是一种单一的、清晰地描绘出的特点，如一个人或一群人的：

“This reliance on authority is a fundamental primitive trait” (James Harvey Robinson).
“这种对权势的依赖性是一种基本的原始的特性” （詹姆斯·哈维·罗宾逊）