| 单词 | status quo ante | 
| 释义 | status quo anten.  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). < | 
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