柯林斯詞典sine qua non /?s?ne? kwɑ? n??n/ 1. N-SING A sine qua non is something that is essential if you want to achieve a particular thing. 先決條件; 必不可少的事物[正式] ['a' N] Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico's modernization. 成功的辳業(yè)改革也是墨西哥實現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代化的必要條件。 返回 sine qua non劍橋詞典a necessary condition without which something is not possible 必要條件，必備條件 An interest in children is a sine qua non of teaching . 喜歡孩子是從事教育工作的必要條件。 返回 sine qua non