2020-12-13
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด Q – Quid pro quo
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ออกเสียง Quid pro quo = ‘KWID-proh-KWOH’
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What does quid pro quo mean?
Tit for tat. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.
Or, if you want to get a little fancier, quid pro quo.
This is a Latin-derived expression referring to
something done for someone in exchange for
something of equal value in return.
Where does quid pro quo come from?
In Latin, quid pro quo literally means
“something for something” or “one thing for another.”
The expression was notably used in the Middle Ages by apothecaries
who were figuring out
what substances may be substituted for another (quid pro quo)
in medicines.
The phrase was added to a 1535 English translation of Dutch humanist Erasmus, who apparently questioned the questionable
quid-pro-quoing of these quacks.
By the late 1500s, quid pro quo spread from medicine
into general contexts for a “tit for tat.”
A 17th century history on the reign of King Charles, for instance,
described Christianity as a quid pro quo
in that people must repent for redemption.
Quid pro quo especially made its way into legal, political, and commercial texts by the 19th century,
a useful shorthand for all sorts of reciprocal exchanges.
Since the late 20th century in labor law,
quid pro quo is widely used as a name for
a type of workplace sexual harassment
in which an employer holds an employee’s job hostage
in return for sexual favors.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Frequently Asked Questions About quid pro quo
Is quid pro quo legal?
Quid pro quo
means "something given or received for something else."
There is nothing inherently illegal in giving or receiving
something in exchange for something else,
but in legal contexts quid pro quo often refers to
something that is in fact illegal,
such as if a company gives a government official money
in exchange for receiving a contract
that rightly should be given to whatever company
is best able to meet the requirements for the contract.
Is quid pro quo bribery?
One might say that every bribe is a case of quid pro quo,
but not every quid pro quo is a case of bribery.
A bribe is something (such as money or a favor) given or promised
in order to influence the judgment or conductof someone,
and while quid pro quo may to be used to describe this,
it may also refer to something merely traded for something else.
What does quid pro quo have to do with medicine?
In current use, quid pro quo has little to do with medicine,
but the Latin phrase it came from
(which may be translated as "something for something")
originated with apothecaries
(people who prepare and sell drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes).
In the 16th through the 18th centuries
a quid pro quo often referred tothe substitution of one medicine for another.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Word of the Year 2019
Quid pro quo
The investigation into President Trump’s phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky became something of a vocabulary lesson for many Americans,
and the term quid pro quo was heard countless times from newscasters, pundits, politicians, and the president himself. Major spikes of lookups occurred on September 25th, October 17th and 18th, and November 20th, for a year-over-year increase of 644%.
We define quid pro quo as
“something given or received for something else,” and
"a deal arranging a quid pro quo.”
The literal translation from New Latin is “something for something.”
The current use dates to the late 16th century.
In its initial use, a now-obsolete sense from the beginning of that century, quid pro quo referred to something obtained from an apothecary when one medicine was substituted for another.
Such substitutions could be either accidental or fraudulent.
Soon after its apothecary sense the word took on a more general meaning of substitution.
Today, the term is most often encountered in legal contexts.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Word of the Week November 8,2019
'Quid pro quo'
As the impeachment investigation proceeds,
quid pro quo ("something given or received for something else") continues its reign atop our list of lookups.
Some Democratic politicians have called for a cessation of use of this Latin term, arguing that other words (such as extortion) are more apt. And perhaps some are just sick of seeing the same words repeated again and again.
For those who are interested in some fresh quid words, we’ve got an excellent selection, and none of them have anything to do with politics, or corruption.
There is quiddany,“a jelly or syrup made from fruit (as quinces),” and quiddle,“a fussy or fastidious person.”
For the more cerebral readers,
we have quiddity,“whatever makes something the type that it is,”
and quidditative, “of, relating to, or constituting the essential nature of something.”
And for those readers who prefer words that are odd and difficult to use in everyday conversation,
we have quidder:“a horse that drops food from its mouth.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Trending: ‘quid pro quo’
Lookups spiked 5,500% on September 25, 2019
Why are people looking up quid pro quo?
Quid pro quo was among our top lookups on September 25th, 2019, amidst continued speculation as to whether President Trump had quidded for some quo in a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that the transcript of President Trump's call with Ukraine's leader doesn't need to show a "quid pro quo" in withholding military aid in order for the president's actions to be considered wrong. — Cristina Marcos, The Hill (thehill.com), 24 Sept. 2019
What does quid pro quo mean?
We define quid pro quo as
“something given or received for something else,” and
"a deal arranging a quid pro quo.”
The phrase comes from the New Latin,
in which it means “something for something.”
Where does quid pro quo come from?
This sense dates to the late 16th century.
In its initial use, a now-obsolete sense from the beginning of that century, quid pro quo was used to refer to something obtained from an apothecary, when one medicine was substituted for another. Such substitutions were on occasion accidental, or fraudulent.
Soon after its apothecary sense the word took on more a general meaning of substitution.
In current use the phrase is most often encountered in legal contexts.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Quid pro quo
This Latin term meaning “something for something”
in English means “an equal exchange”:
“Helping me weed the garden is a quid pro quo for my washing your car.”
Pronounce the phrase “KWID-pro-KWOH,”
but use it sparingly because it has become a cliché.
