stature
英 ['st?t??]
美['st?t??]
- n. 身高，身材；（精神、道德等的）高度
CET6+GRETOEFL低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?statures;
中文詞源
stature 身高，身長
來自拉丁語 statura,身高，身長，尺寸，生長狀況，來自 stare,站立，詞源同 stand,state.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
- 這家俱樂部在過去20年間知名度大增。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable.
- 他的與眾不同之處不光是他的身高。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
- 他的矮小身材和政治觀點使他成了受奚落的對象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.
- 母親身材矮小，只有5英尺高。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
- 誰能否認(rèn)他是世界上最偉大的大提琴演奏家呢？
來自柯林斯例句