英単語

quintの意味・使い方・発音

quint

英 [kɪnt; kwɪnt] 美 [kwɪnt]
  • n. 音の5分の1;五連符
  • n. (クイント)人の名前;(ドイツ語、イタリア語、スウェーデン語)Quint;(スペイン語)Quint;(フランス語)Can.

英語の語源


quint (n.)
1520s, "a tax of one-fifth," from Middle French quint, from Latin quintus "the fifth," ordinal to quinque "five" (see quinque-). Used in English of various groups of five since 17c. First attested 1935 as a shortening of quintuplet (American English; British English prefers quin); used originally of the Dionne quintuplets, born May 28, 1934, near Callander, Ontario, Canada.

例文


1. Brody forces a stunned Vaughn to hire Quint .
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