| 单词 | of station |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof (also †in) station b. spec. High social position or status; social distinction. Frequently in of (also †in) station. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] highnesseOE dignityc1230 worshiphead1340 gentryc1390 heighta1400 rank?c1430 portc1475 affair1480 stateliness1548 character1629 sublimitya1656 station1706 rate1707 elevatedness1731 tchin1861 1706 Coll. State Tracts Reign William III II. 786 He has been so honour'd and caress'd by Men of Station and Figure. 1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 354 Such men are rais'd to station and command, When Providence means mercy to a land. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. ii. 35 The villains could not sympathize with the delicate feelings of a man in station. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) xx. 384 The army is officered by men of station and influence in the country. 1914 D. H. Lawrence Prussian Officer & Other Stories 119 She had station, so she could patronize. 2007 J. Raffan Emperor of North iii. xix As a man of station, he would almost certainly have retained the high-waisted pinstripes. < as lemmas |
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