| 单词 | stature |
| 释义 | stature (once / 694 pages) n Stature can refer to a person's height or the high level of respect with which she is regarded. Your grandmother might be small in stature, or height, but have great stature, or esteem, in her community. Stature comes from the Latin word statura, meaning "height, size of body, growth," but today, it also means "a high level of respect gained by achievement." For example, after you win a Nobel Prize, your new stature will bring new fans, more sales of your book, invitations to many exclusive dinner parties, and maybe even your picture on magazine covers all over the world. WORD FAMILYstature: statures USAGE EXAMPLESHarwood is a sixty-six-year-old man of medium stature who speaks with the kind of rural accent that sometimes drops the last letters of words. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The oddity is allowing this nifty little rebuilding project to accelerate and grow in stature. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Connecticut: The Huskies did nothing to tarnish their stature as the best women’s basketball team in the country. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot Syn|Hypo|Hyper height tallness the property of being taller than average stature shortnessthe property of being shorter than average stature bodily property an attribute of the body 2n high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement a man of great stature Hyper esteem, regard, respect the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) |
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