style: [13] Style comes via Old French stile from Latin stilus, which denoted a ‘pointed writing instrument’. It came to be used metaphorically for ‘something written’, and hence for ‘manner of writing’. The spelling with y instead of i arose from the misapprehension that the word was of Greek origin. It also invaded stylus [18], which was acquired directly from Latin. => stimulate, stylus
style (n.)
early 14c., stile, "writing instrument, pen, stylus; piece of written discourse, a narrative, treatise;" also "characteristic rhetorical mode of an author, manner or mode of expression," and "way of life, manner, behavior, conduct," from Old French stile, estile "style, fashion, manner; a stake, pale," from Latin stilus "stake, instrument for writing, manner of writing, mode of expression," perhaps from the same source as stick (v.)). Spelling modified incorrectly by influence of Greek stylos "pillar," which probably is not directly related. As distinguished from substance, 1570s. Meaning "mode of dress" is from 1814.
style (v.)
c. 1500, "address with a title;" 1560s, "to give a name to," from style (n.). Meaning "to arrange in (fashionable) style" (especially of hair) is attested from 1934. Slang sense of "act or play in a showy way" is by 1974, U.S. Black slang. Related: Styled; styling.
雙語例句
1. Mrs Allen's style of cooking owes much to her mother-in-law.
艾倫太太的烹飪風格很大程度上承傳于她的婆婆。
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2. His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor.
他的風格幾乎和他的前輩如出一轍。
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3. Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style.
買價錢經濟的家具并不意味著就要犧牲質量和樣式。
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4. This will give your promotional material individuality and style.
這會讓你的促銷品顯得個性十足、格調高雅。
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5. Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.