in statu quo anteadv.

Brit.

/ɪn ˌsteɪt(j)uː ˌkwəʊ ˈanti/,

/ɪn ˌstat(j)uː ˌkwəʊ ˈanti/, U.S.

/ɪn ˌsteɪdu ˌkwoʊ ˈænˌti/,

/ɪn ˌstɑˌtu ˈkwoʊ ˈænˌti/,

/ɪn ˌstætʃu ˌkwoʊ ˈænˌti/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in statu quo ante.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin in statu quo ante (1720 or earlier) < classical Latin in in prep. + statū , ablative of status status n. + quō , ablative of quī which (see who pron.) + ante before (see ante- prefix). Compare earlier in statu quo prius adv., and in statu quo adv.

In the same state as before.

ΚΠ

1807 Monthly Reg., Mag. & Rev. of U.S. May 407 Our militia had been left in statu quo ante;—not one of our militia generals had marshalled a single brigade.

1932 Urologic & Cutaneous Rev. 36 436/1 With the combined use of salves of weak concentration some of the patches did disappear while others remained in statu quo ante.

2002 Dead Sea Discov. 9 190 She did find that the infringement had caused Qimron mental anguish and based upon the principle of in statu quo ante (‘the restoration to the state in which things were before’) awarded him NIS 80,000 as compensation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in statu quo ante
释义	in statu quo anteadv. Brit. /ɪn ˌsteɪt(j)uː ˌkwəʊ ˈanti/, /ɪn ˌstat(j)uː ˌkwəʊ ˈanti/, U.S. /ɪn ˌsteɪdu ˌkwoʊ ˈænˌti/, /ɪn ˌstɑˌtu ˈkwoʊ ˈænˌti/, /ɪn ˌstætʃu ˌkwoʊ ˈænˌti/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in statu quo ante. Etymology: < post-classical Latin in statu quo ante (1720 or earlier) < classical Latin in in prep. + statū , ablative of status status n. + quō , ablative of quī which (see who pron.) + ante before (see ante- prefix). Compare earlier in statu quo prius adv., and in statu quo adv. In the same state as before. ΚΠ 1807 Monthly Reg., Mag. & Rev. of U.S. May 407 Our militia had been left in statu quo ante;—not one of our militia generals had marshalled a single brigade. 1932 Urologic & Cutaneous Rev. 36 436/1 With the combined use of salves of weak concentration some of the patches did disappear while others remained in statu quo ante. 2002 Dead Sea Discov. 9 190 She did find that the infringement had caused Qimron mental anguish and based upon the principle of in statu quo ante (‘the restoration to the state in which things were before’) awarded him NIS 80,000 as compensation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1807
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