quid pro quo

英 [ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ]

美 [ˌkwɪd proʊ ˈkwoʊ]

n.  报偿; 回报

牛津词典

noun

• 报偿；回报
  a thing given in return for sth else

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 回报;交换物；报酬
  Aquid pro quois a gift or advantage that is given to someone in return for something that they have done.
  1. The statement is emphatic in stating that there must be a quid pro quo...
     这项声明强调必须要有所补偿。
  2. They share a great deal of information on a quid pro quo basis.
     他们互通有无，共享大量信息。

英英释义

noun

• something for something
  Synonym:quid

双语例句

• If Germany cannot deliver its side of this quid pro quo, it is not clear to me why anybody would accept a loss of sovereignty – which is effectively what policy co-ordination would imply.
  如果德国无法兑现自己的交换条件，我不明白为何还会有人接受主权的丧失，而主权丧失正是政策协调的题中之义。
• The quid pro quo, though, might be the departure of Mr Albanese less than two years into his tenure. Fair enough; the blameless Mr Leng should not be the only one seeking new opportunities.
  不过，交换条件也许是艾尔巴尼斯在上任不到两年之际离职。这也没什么不公平：无可指责的吉姆·棱不应是唯一需要寻找新机遇的人。
• The most efficient way to encourage the inventors to disclose his invention is to establish a system under which the inventors can achieve the economic benefits as the quid pro quo for the invention publicity.
  鼓励发明人公开其发明的最有效的办法就是通过一种制度给予发明人一定的经济利益作为交换的条件。
• The idea of a quid pro quo for supporting her government never entered his head, of course: I did not expect any help from her, nor did I ask for any.
  当然，支持撒切尔政府时，他的头脑中没有过获得回报的念头：我没有期待从她那里得到任何帮助，也没有向她寻求过帮助。
• Most importantly, including Japan in the TPP would open up opportunities for a range of less developed economies while reassuring advanced economies on standards. This kind of quid pro quo offers some of the largest direct gains from trade.
  最为重要的是，让日本加入TPP将给众多欠发达经济体带来机遇，同时让发达经济体对标准放心。这种交换会让各国从贸易中获得最大的直接好处。
• If the search market were competitive, then normal commercial negotiations would establish some sort of quid pro quo for the exchange.
  如果搜索市场是一个竞争性市场，那么，常规的商业谈判将会确立某种形式的交换补偿。
• Developing countries object to being leaned on and the US and other rich countries lack the political capacity to offer the quid pro quo.
  发展中国家反对被胁迫，而美国和其他富国缺少给予等价代偿的政治能力。
• The statement is emphatic in stating that there must be a quid pro quo
  这项声明强调必须要有所补偿。
• Some suggest the ICBC decision may be tied to further opening to foreigners by the Chinese, but if so this quid pro quo will not be part of the formal regulatory framework, but part of a quiet political bargain.
  一些人士估计工商银行进入美国的选择或许意味着中国人对外国人的进一步开放，但如果真是这样的话，这点补偿费显然不是正式调整框架的一部分，顶多算是政治上的讨价还价。
• This arrangement was a quid pro quo for credits given by G10 under the Basel Agreement.
  这项安排是个学分G10巴塞尔协议下的报偿。