How do you use "Quid" in a sentence?

That'll be twenty quid, please. I found a quid on the pavement! Can you lend me a few quid until Friday? This coffee cost me nearly five quid—daylight robbery! He earns about fifty thousand quid a year.

Quid

Q: What does "Quid" mean?

British pound sterling (informal) Quid is the universally understood informal term for the British pound, similar to how Americans use 'buck' for dollar. It's so common that it appears in everyday conversation at all levels of society. Unlike 'buck,' which changes to 'bucks' for plural, 'quid' stays the same: one quid, ten quid, a hundred quid.

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含义: British pound sterling (informal)

英镑（非正式说法）

Libra esterlina (informal)

イギリスポンド（くだけた言い方）

영국 파운드 (구어체)

Quid is the universally understood informal term for the British pound, similar to how Americans use 'buck' for dollar. It's so common that it appears in everyday conversation at all levels of society. Unlike 'buck,' which changes to 'bucks' for plural, 'quid' stays the same: one quid, ten quid, a hundred quid.

Quid是英镑的通俗叫法，就像美国人用'buck'指代美元一样，被广泛理解。它在各个社会阶层的日常对话中都非常常见。与'buck'的复数形式'bucks'不同，'quid'的复数不变：one quid, ten quid, a hundred quid。

Quid es el término informal universalmente entendido para la libra esterlina británica, similar a cómo los estadounidenses usan 'buck' para el dólar. Es tan común que aparece en conversaciones cotidianas de todos los niveles sociales. A diferencia de 'buck', que cambia a 'bucks' en plural, 'quid' se mantiene igual: one quid, ten quid, a hundred quid.

Quidは、アメリカ人がドルを「buck」と呼ぶのと同じように、イギリスポンドの非公式な呼び方として広く使われています。あらゆる階層の日常会話に登場するほど一般的です。「buck」が複数形で「bucks」になるのと違い、「quid」は複数でも変わりません：one quid, ten quid, a hundred quid。

Quid는 영국 파운드를 가리키는 보편적으로 통용되는 구어체 표현으로, 미국인이 달러를 'buck'이라고 부르는 것과 비슷합니다. 모든 계층의 일상 대화에서 사용될 만큼 흔합니다. 'buck'이 복수형으로 'bucks'가 되는 것과 달리, 'quid'는 복수형이 같습니다: one quid, ten quid, a hundred quid.

例句

That'll be twenty quid, please.
一共20镑，谢谢。
Son veinte libras, por favor.
20ポンドになります。
20파운드입니다.
I found a quid on the pavement!
我在人行道上捡到了一镑！
¡Me encontré una libra en la acera!
歩道で1ポンド見つけた！
인도에서 1파운드를 주웠어!
Can you lend me a few quid until Friday?
你能借我几镑钱用到周五吗？
¿Me puedes prestar unas libras hasta el viernes?
金曜日まで何ポンドか貸してくれない？
금요일까지 몇 파운드만 빌려줄 수 있어?
This coffee cost me nearly five quid—daylight robbery!
这杯咖啡花了我将近5镑——简直是抢劫！
¡Este café me ha costado casi cinco libras, es un robo a plena luz del día!
このコーヒー、5ポンド近くもした——ぼったくりだ！
이 커피가 거의 5파운드나 했어—완전 바가지야!
He earns about fifty thousand quid a year.
他一年大约赚5万镑。
Gana unas cincuenta mil libras al año.
彼は年収約5万ポンドだ。
그는 연봉이 약 5만 파운드야.

发音

/kwɪd/ - rhymes with 'kid'

用法指南

语境: everyday transactions, friends, family, markets

语气: casual, everyday

✓ 正确说法

How many quid was that?
那是多少镑？
¿Cuántas libras era eso?
いくらだった？
그거 얼마였어?
It cost me fifty quid.
花了我50镑。
Me costó cincuenta libras.
50ポンドかかった。
50파운드나 들었어.
Have you got a spare quid?
你有多余的一镑吗？
¿Tienes una libra de sobra?
1ポンド余分にある？
1파운드 남는 거 있어?

✗ 错误说法

In formal financial documents, use 'pounds'
正式金融文件中应使用'pounds'
En documentos financieros formales, usar 'pounds'
公式な金融文書では「pounds」を使いましょう
공식 금융 문서에서는 'pounds'를 사용하세요
Don't say 'quids' for plural—it stays 'quid'
复数不要说'quids'——始终用'quid'
No se dice 'quids' en plural; siempre es 'quid'
複数形で「quids」とは言わない——常に「quid」のまま
복수형으로 'quids'라고 하지 마세요—항상 'quid' 그대로 씁니다

常见错误

The plural is 'quid' not 'quids' (twenty quid, not twenty quids)
Don't confuse with 'squid'!

起源与历史

The origin of 'quid' is debated. The most popular theory links it to the Latin phrase 'quid pro quo' (something for something), reflecting money as a medium of exchange. Others suggest it comes from 'quid' meaning 'the nature of a thing'—money being the essence of trade. A third theory links it to Quidhampton, a village near a paper mill that made banknote paper.

词源: Possibly from Latin 'quid pro quo' (something for something) or 'quid' (the essence of something)

最早记录: Used since the late 1600s

文化背景

Era: Late 1600s onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Common in all British media; Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses often talked about making a few quid

Regional notes: Used throughout Britain. Irish people also use 'quid' for euros colloquially.

变体

A quidA few quidMake a quick quid