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stature

英 ['stætʃə] 美 ['stætʃɚ]

解释

n. 身高，身材；（精神、道德等的）高度

※ 提供单词"stature"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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。

4. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.: 母亲身材矮小，只有5英尺高。

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？