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单词 in statu quo
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in statu quoadv.

Brit. /ɪn ˌsteɪt(j)uː ˈkwəʊ/, /ɪn ˌstat(j)uː ˈkwəʊ/, U.S. /ɪn ˌsteɪdu ˈkwoʊ/, /ɪn ˌstɑˌtu ˈkwoʊ/, /ɪn ˌstætʃu ˈkwoʊ/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in statu quo.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin in statu quo (from 4th cent. in e.g. in statu quo fui in the state in which I was) < classical Latin in in prep. + statū , ablative of status status n. + quō , ablative of quī which (see who pron.).
In the same state; as it was.
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1573 J. Bridges Supremacie Christian Princes 332 Since he and they bee in statu quo, in the state we were before for all them.
1687 in New-Eng. Hist. & Geneal. Reg. (1850) IV. 222 Matters will never be againe in Statu quo here.
1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 17 June (1965) I. 369 However, my Face is since in statu quo.
1778 E. Pendleton Let. 22 Dec. in Lett. & Papers (1967) I. 276 I think his case is hard..seing daily inferior Officers rise above him in the line whilst he remains in Statu quo.
1868 C. Dickens Let. 9 Aug. (2002) XII. 167 I am exactly in statu quo, as top the Xmas No.
1932 Gazette (Montreal) 21 Dec. 5/5 While waiting further information from Ottawa the standing of Canada as a Dominion was left in statu quo.
2000 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 10 324 Both the government of Ireland act of 1920 and subsequent amending legislation..left the representative peerage system in statu quo.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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