qua
preposition /kweɪ/, /kwɑː/
/kweɪ/, /kwɑː/
(from Latin, formal)- as something; in the role of something
作为;以…身份 - The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being.
那名士兵当时以军人的身份行事,而不是以一般人的身份。
词源Latin, ablative feminine singular of qui ‘who’. - The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being.