quodlibet

英 ['kwɒdlɪbet] 美['kwɑdlɪbɛt]
  • n. 杂乱的混成曲;神学上的论争;集腋曲;纯理论辩论

英英释义


1. an issue that is presented for formal disputation

英文词源


quodlibet (n.)
"a nicety, subtlety," late 14c., Latin, literally "what you will, what you please," from quod "what," neuter of qui (see who) + libet "it pleases" (see love (n.)).