| 单词 | status quo |
| 释义 | status quo[ kwoh ] / kwoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR status quo ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe existing state or condition. Also called status in quo . Origin of status quoFirst recorded in 1825–35, status quo is from Latin status quō literally, “state in which” Words nearby status quostatus asthmaticus, status bar, status epilepticus, status group, status Indian, status quo, status symbol, status zero, statutable, statute, statute book Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for status quoBritish Dictionary definitions for status quostatus quo / (kwəʊ) / nounthe status quo the existing state of affairs Word Origin for status quoliterally: the state in which Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with status quostatus quo The existing condition or state of affairs, as in We don't want to admit more singers to the chorus; we like the status quo. This term, Latin for “state in which,” has been used in English since the early 1800s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for status quostatus quo The existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations: “People with money are often content with the status quo.” From Latin, meaning “the state in which.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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