English Dictionary

quid

/kwɪd/

noun

The inherent nature of something. / (US, historical) A member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.)

The quid of the situation is that we need more funding.

意味（1）

The inherent nature of something.

意味（2）

(US, historical) A member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.)

意味（3）

Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.

[…]; but what is the quo for which they ought to give the quid? you say they ought to give a quid pro quo; what is the quo? […]; did not they give you a pretty handsome quid for the quo there?