1670s, "height" of a situation or condition, later "legal standing of a person" (1791), from Latin status "condition, position, state, manner, attitude" from past participle stem of stare "to stand," from PIE *ste-tu-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "standing in one's society or profession" is from 1820. Status symbol first recorded 1955; status-seeker from 1956. Status-anxiety is from 1959.
雙語例句
1. They have no wish for any change in the status quo.
他們不想改變現狀。
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2. Despite her status, the Duchess will not be given preferential treatment.
雖然地位顯赫，但是公爵夫人并不會得到優待。
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3. Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status.
圓柱在建筑中通常用來增添氣勢和顯示地位。
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4. That adds up to an endorsement of the status quo.
那算是對現狀的贊同。
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5. Graduate status is the minimum requirement for entry to the teaching profession.