the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other 同义词:haecceity,
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections 同义词:quibble, cavil,
In scholastic philosophy, quiddity (;Latin quidditas) was another term for the essence of an object, literally its "whatness," or "what it is." The term derives from the Latin word "quidditas," which was used by the medieval scholastics as a literal translation of the equivalent term in Aristotle's Greek.
例句与用法
1.
Application of the accounting principle quot; quiddity is more important than modality quot; in the accounting practice 实质重于形式原则在会计实务中的具体应用
2.
The marxist - about - woman is to reveal the fact that as the force of impeling society development , women should take the same social station and the same right of choosing and creating a new life . the quiddity of marxist - about - woman is to pay attention to the lost subjectivity of women in history 马克思主义妇女观旨在控诉女性被奴役的不合理性,揭示女性与男性同作为推动社会历史发展的主体力量,当享有与男性同等的社会地位,有选择和创造新生活的权利,其实质就是对人类历史发展过程中失却了的妇女主体性的关注。