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

• He may regard informal influence over US foreign policy as his quid pro quo.
  他可能考虑把对美国外交政策的非正式影响力作为补偿。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If successful, the government might elect to try another slice of the market* As long as the rule is unwritten and no one fights back, this sort of unilateral quid pro quo will continue.
  如果上述的一步成功实现，那么政府将进入下一步：因为可以有“不成文规定”，没有人会去反抗，这类合资外方的单方面让步妥协将会被继续下去。
• His promotion may be regarded as the quid pro quo for his support.
  他的晋升可以视作是对他所给予的支持的报偿。
• 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。
• Let's make it a quid pro quo in which you contribute to our party's election fund and we give you a big government contract if we win the election.
  我们来做个交易吧：你在政党大选的时候投我们一票，如果我们当选了，我们就把政府的大订单给你们做。