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Definition of qui vive in English: qui vivenoun kiː ˈviːvˌki ˈviv in phrase on the qui viveOn the alert or lookout. 警戒着，警惕着 duty requires the earnest liberal to spend most of his time on the qui vive for fascism 责任要求热情支持变革的人大部分时间都要提防着法西斯主义。 Synonyms alert, awake, watchful, wide awake, observant, perceptive, percipient, acute, aware, noticing, heeding, heedful, mindful, vigilant, on guard, on one's guard, on one's toes, on the qui vive, on the lookout
OriginLate 16th century: from French, literally '(long) live who?', i.e. 'on whose side are you?', used as a sentry's challenge. Definition of qui vive in US English: qui vivenounˌki ˈvivˌkē ˈvēv in phrase on the qui viveOn the alert or lookout. 警戒着，警惕着 duty requires the earnest liberal to spend most of his time on the qui vive for fascism 责任要求热情支持变革的人大部分时间都要提防着法西斯主义。 Synonyms alert, awake, watchful, wide awake, observant, perceptive, percipient, acute, aware, noticing, heeding, heedful, mindful, vigilant, on guard, on one's guard, on one's toes, on the qui vive, on the lookout
OriginLate 16th century: from French, literally ‘(long) live who?’, i.e. ‘on whose side are you?’, used as a sentry's challenge. |