sine [saɪn]

例句:

• Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico's modernisation.
  成功的农业改革也是墨西哥实现现代化的必要条件。
  
• Publication is a sine qua non condition for the generation of literature.
  来自De Quincey
• The case was adjourned sine die.
  此案无限期延迟审理。
  
• Patience is a sine qua non for a good teacher.
  做个优秀教师必不可少的条件是要有耐心.
  
• He says he has been listening to sine waves all day.
  来自BBC
• The author has committed the sine of creating a weakman example.
  来自SA