stature
英 ['st?t??]
美['st?t??]
- n. 身高，身材；（精神、道德等的）高度
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词态变化
复数:?statures;
中文词源
stature 身高，身长
来自拉丁语 statura,身高，身长，尺寸，生长状况，来自 stare,站立，词源同 stand,state.
英文词源
- stature (n.)
- early 14c., "natural height of a body, height," from Old French stature, estature "build, structure," from Latin statura "height, size of body, size, growth," from PIE *ste-tu-, from root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet). Figurative sense first recorded 1834.
双语例句
- 1. This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
- 这家俱乐部在过去20年间知名度大增。
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- 2. It's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable.
- 他的与众不同之处不光是他的身高。
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- 3. He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
- 他的矮小身材和政治观点使他成了受奚落的对象。
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- 4. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.
- 母亲身材矮小，只有5英尺高。
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- 5. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
- 谁能否认他是世界上最伟大的大提琴演奏家呢？
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