英文词源
- quasi (adv.)
- late 15c., Latin, in hypothetical comparisons, "as if, just as if, as though;" in real comparisons "just as, as;" in approximation, "somewhat like, nearly, not far from;" from quam "as" relative pronominal adverb of manner (see who) + si "if," from PIE pronominal stem *swo- "so" (see so).
中文词源
来自拉丁词quasi, 看起来似，类似。其中第一部分qua 来自PIE *kwo, 构成指示代词词干，词源同quality, quantity, how, who, what, which,why. 第二部分si来自PIE * swe, 自身，自己，词源同self. 见quasar, quasi-science.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：quasi 词源，quasi 含义。
