名詞 quid:

1. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
   同義詞：British pound, pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling
2. something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
   同義詞：quid pro quo
3. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
   同義詞：chew, chaw, cud, plug, wad

1. Please accept the use of our cottage as a quid pro quo for lending us your car.
   請盡管使用我們的村舍，以酬謝借給我們汽車之事。
2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, such as a quid of tobacco.
   咀嚼物，口嚼煙塊放在口中進(jìn)行咀嚼的東西，如煙草塊

quid

n.（名詞）
A cut, as of chewing tobacco.
咀嚼物：切下來的一塊，如咀嚼的煙草塊

來源：
Middle English quide [cud]
中古英語 quide [口嚼的煙塊]
from Old English cwidu
源自 古英語 cwidu

quid
quid 2

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 quid 或 quids 【多用于英國】
A pound sterling.
一鎊

來源：
Possibly from Latin [something, what] * see quiddity
可能源自 拉丁語 [事物，什么] *參見 quiddity