In the Middle Ages, people called this element by its medieval Latin name, quinta essentia, literally, " fifth essence" .

在中世纪，人们用中世纪的拉丁文名称来称呼这种元素，quinta essentia， 字面“第五要素” 。

They believed the quinta essentia was essential to all kinds of matter, and if they could somehow isolate it, it would cure all disease.

他们相信五元精华对于所有物质都不可少的，如果他们能以某种方式分离它，它就能所有疾病。

People have since given up on that idea, but English users have kept the word quintessence, the offspring of quinta essentia, as a word for the purest essence of a thing.

人们后来放弃了这个想法，但英语用户保留了 quintessence 这个词，它 quinta essentia 的后代，作为事物最纯粹本质的词。

I went to a restaurant on my own, and instead of ordering the tip, or sorry, asking for the tip, right, asking for the cuenta, right, I said, la quinta, por favor.

我独自去了一家餐厅，本想问账单的，结果我说成了，请给我第五份。