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

• The quid pro quo had been an overgenerous and under-policed expenses system.
  作为补偿，就有了一套极其慷慨、且疏于监管的报销体系。
• In his novels, Scott characterized Scotsmen as noble men so as to renew Scots cultural identity as a quid pro quo for which Scotland had lost politically and economically.
  司各特以满腔的热情描写了苏格兰人的高贵品质，试图在道德上和文化上找回苏格兰在政治上和经济上失去的身份，重新树立起苏格兰的民族形象。
• 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。
• 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。
• Are you implying there was a quid pro quo here?
  你是说他俩在做交易？
• The management have agreed to begin pay talks as a quid pro quo for suspension of strike action.
  管理层已经同意进行工资谈判，作为暂停罢工的交换。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have this quid pro quo with my flatmate where I do his washing for him and he lets me use his computer for an hour a day.
  我与我舍友做了一个交换协议：我帮他洗衣服，他把他的电脑让我用一小时。