status quo anten.

Brit.

/ˌsteɪtəs ˌkwəʊ ˈanti/, U.S.

/ˌsteɪdəs ˌkwoʊ ˈæn(t)i/,

/ˌstædəs ˌkwoʊ ˈæn(t)i/

Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: status quo ante bellum n., in statu quo adv.

Etymology: Perhaps shortened < status quo ante bellum n., or extrapolated < in statu quo adv.. Compare status quo n.

The state of affairs previously existing. Also as a count noun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > previous circumstances or events

premises1623

status quo ante1800

prehistory1879

1800 Systematic or Imaginary Philosopher v. i. 89 I know nothing I can do, but give security, on my estates in Andalusia, for, I fear, it is too late to expect the status quo ante—Ha, Mrs. Arch Gossip?

1878 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine xxxv. 123/2 His autumn plans were in the status quo ante.

1951 W. Stevens Let. 9 Mar. (1967) 709 Everything is now proceeding in status quo ante.

1967 Listener 27 July 103/1 Supposing that Israel withdrew, and that the Arabs were re-supplied with arms, we should be back at a sort of status quo ante.

2008 S. Bromley Amer. Power ii. 70 Even inclusion represents a loss over the status quo ante.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	status quo ante
释义	status quo anten. Brit. /ˌsteɪtəs ˌkwəʊ ˈanti/, U.S. /ˌsteɪdəs ˌkwoʊ ˈæn(t)i/, /ˌstædəs ˌkwoʊ ˈæn(t)i/ Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: status quo ante bellum n., in statu quo adv. Etymology: Perhaps shortened < status quo ante bellum n., or extrapolated < in statu quo adv.. Compare status quo n. The state of affairs previously existing. Also as a count noun. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > previous circumstances or events premises1623 status quo ante1800 prehistory1879 1800 Systematic or Imaginary Philosopher v. i. 89 I know nothing I can do, but give security, on my estates in Andalusia, for, I fear, it is too late to expect the status quo ante—Ha, Mrs. Arch Gossip? 1878 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine xxxv. 123/2 His autumn plans were in the status quo ante. 1951 W. Stevens Let. 9 Mar. (1967) 709 Everything is now proceeding in status quo ante. 1967 Listener 27 July 103/1 Supposing that Israel withdrew, and that the Arabs were re-supplied with arms, we should be back at a sort of status quo ante. 2008 S. Bromley Amer. Power ii. 70 Even inclusion represents a loss over the status quo ante. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1800
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