英语词汇“stationery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If your grandmother gives you a set of stationery as a birthday present, it might be a subtle hint to write her a thank you note. Stationery is a set of writing paper that comes with envelopes.

Stationery refers to fancy paper you might use for a long-overdue thank you note, an old fashioned cover letter and resume, or even a love letter to a far away friend. Stationery is a tricky word that’s only one letter away from stationary, which means “remaining in one place.” But stationery (with an e) is what you’ll write your grandmother’s thank you note on. Won’t you?

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stationary / stationery

Make sure you're stationary, or still, while you jot down a love letter on your fancy stationery, so the writing isn't all squiggly.

Why do these words sound so similar? They're kissing cousins.They both come from the Latin stationarius, meaning "a seller in a fixed location." Our modern stationary means still, unmovable, like bad weather that lingers or a parked car:

A disturbance in the southwestern Caribbean is expected to remain stationary for the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. (Sun Sentinel)

Police confirmed an incident at 6.50pm on Sunday, October 17, when a blue Rover collided with a stationary vehicle. (Chesterfield Post)

Stationery (with an "e") also comes from stationarius, but not as directly. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, "Roving peddlers were more common in the Middle Ages; sellers with a fixed location were often bookshops licensed by universities," thus the connection between paper and staying still. Today, stationery is writing paper, the kind you put resumes and wedding invitations on:

People sent me Hallmark cards, handwritten notes on lined paper, typed letters on formal stationery, even telegrams. (Time Magazine)

Ms. Staller is the owner of Rosetta Papers, which offers a wide variety of customized invitations, stationery, holiday cards and announcements. (ad for Rosetta Papers)

An easy way to keep stationary and stationery straight is to connect the er in stationery to the paper it's made from.

WORD FAMILY

stationery

USAGE EXAMPLES

Ms. Bloom keeps personal stationery of some clients on file to handle their gift-giving with handwritten notes.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016)

So are those of us still using a notebook simply stationery dinosaurs?

BBC(Dec 17, 2016)

The typed letter, signed by the boxing legend on "Muhammad Ali in South Africa" stationery, dates from 1993.

BBC(Dec 17, 2016)

n paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

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letter paper

letterhead

a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top

writing paper

paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts

单词	stationery
释义	stationery (once / 5467 pages) n If your grandmother gives you a set of stationery as a birthday present, it might be a subtle hint to write her a thank you note. Stationery is a set of writing paper that comes with envelopes. Stationery refers to fancy paper you might use for a long-overdue thank you note, an old fashioned cover letter and resume, or even a love letter to a far away friend. Stationery is a tricky word that’s only one letter away from stationary, which means “remaining in one place.” But stationery (with an e) is what you’ll write your grandmother’s thank you note on. Won’t you? CHOOSE YOUR WORDS stationary / stationery Make sure you're stationary, or still, while you jot down a love letter on your fancy stationery, so the writing isn't all squiggly. Why do these words sound so similar? They're kissing cousins.They both come from the Latin stationarius, meaning "a seller in a fixed location." Our modern stationary means still, unmovable, like bad weather that lingers or a parked car: A disturbance in the southwestern Caribbean is expected to remain stationary for the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. (Sun Sentinel) Police confirmed an incident at 6.50pm on Sunday, October 17, when a blue Rover collided with a stationary vehicle. (Chesterfield Post) Stationery (with an "e") also comes from stationarius, but not as directly. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, "Roving peddlers were more common in the Middle Ages; sellers with a fixed location were often bookshops licensed by universities," thus the connection between paper and staying still. Today, stationery is writing paper, the kind you put resumes and wedding invitations on: People sent me Hallmark cards, handwritten notes on lined paper, typed letters on formal stationery, even telegrams. (Time Magazine) Ms. Staller is the owner of Rosetta Papers, which offers a wide variety of customized invitations, stationery, holiday cards and announcements. (ad for Rosetta Papers) An easy way to keep stationary and stationery straight is to connect the er in stationery to the paper it's made from. WORD FAMILY stationery USAGE EXAMPLES Ms. Bloom keeps personal stationery of some clients on file to handle their gift-giving with handwritten notes. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) So are those of us still using a notebook simply stationery dinosaurs? BBC(Dec 17, 2016) The typed letter, signed by the boxing legend on "Muhammad Ali in South Africa" stationery, dates from 1993. BBC(Dec 17, 2016) n paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper letter paper letterhead a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top writing paper paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts
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