stature

stature

英 ['stætʃə]
　　美 ['stætʃɚ]

n. 身高，身材；（精神、道德等的）高度

中文詞源：

stature 身高，身長

來自拉丁語 statura,身高，身長，尺寸，生長狀況，來自 stare,站立，詞源同 stand,state.

例句：

1. This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
這傢俱樂部在過去20年間知名度大增。

2. It's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable.
他的與眾不同之處不光是他的身高。

3. He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
他的矮小身材和政治觀點使他成瞭受奚落的對象。

4. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.
母親身材矮小，隻有5英尺高。

5. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
誰能否認他是世界上最偉大的大提琴演奏傢呢？