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单词 stature
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Definition of stature in English:

stature

noun ˈstatʃəˈstætʃər
mass noun
  • 1A person's natural height.

    a man of short stature
    she was small in stature
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One such case is said to be Sir James Barrie who was short of stature and may have had some affinity with his creation, Peter Pan.
    • Gravel of voice, short of word and tall of stature, the meanest bass player in Christendom.
    • Despite her short stature, she cut an authoritative figure with her compact body and dark suit.
    • Hadn't a clue how to defend himself and despite his height and stature was the smallest person in the school.
    • The twins were short in stature and had a strange green hue to their skin.
    • Colley has the height and physical stature to cause problems in any defence.
    • The benefits of being of short stature are readily apparent in a passage like this.
    • Its comparatively short stature means it may need mowing only once or twice a summer.
    • The two main clinical features of TS are short stature and the lack of the development of the ovaries.
    • If you are short of stature, you peer through the steering wheel like poor Reginald.
    • The deceptively named Australian Youth Orchestra may be short in years, but not in stature.
    • Being short in stature, most things are the right length for me these days, so I don't have to shorten them.
    • It is an amazing roll-call for a club of City's size and stature which some clubs in the Premiership would do well to match.
    • In pygmies, this adolescent growth spurt does not occur, hence their characteristic short stature.
    • Short in stature and built along sturdy lines, his fingers ended in lengthy claws and his canines glinted sharply.
    • It is a town which has grown in size and stature yet it does not have an adequate Garda presence.
    • He was relatively short in stature and often amusing on account of his klutzy habits.
    • This pint-sized artist may be short in stature but by no means short on talent.
    • Ensure before using it that the pad strap is the correct length to suit your arm length and stature.
    • It has to good news for Mick O'Dwyer with all three, players of some size and stature.
    Synonyms
    height, tallness, loftiness
    size, build, physical make-up
    1. 1.1 Importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.
      an architect of international stature
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My course was engrossing, and it was taught by lawyers and academics of stature and reputation.
      • India and Pakistan would gain in global stature and expand their room for independent manoeuvre.
      • But since there are no celebrities left of Diana's stature, we are mesmerised by a vacuum.
      • With every fresh blunder and consequent loss of stature it becomes ever harder to afford him the benefit of the doubt.
      • When players are magnified in stature and their abilities multiplied there are two dangers.
      • On ascending the throne he set out to attract painters of international stature to his court.
      • Gilmour is rightly proud of his club which has continued to grow in stature and prestige under his stewardship.
      • It is almost expected that he will become a concert performer of international stature.
      • During that time he has gained in stature and confidence considerably.
      • At each level he was successful, grew in stature and reputation and added his own special mark.
      • His great international stature remained unchallenged throughout the eighteenth century.
      • It's reach is truly global - the first power in all of history to achieve this stature.
      • What assumes the guise of a chamber piece gains stature and respect.
      • It really is a pity when you get someone of his exalted stature getting himself into a position like this.
      • The Sunday Herald's business section is growing in stature - and broadening its horizons.
      • Manager Gerard Houllier believes Owen is growing in stature in more ways then one.
      • Have some of the new schools overtaken the old ones in terms of reputation and stature?
      • He still believed, like Eddie, that the smallest of men could gain stature from holding onto the grandest ideals.
      • What we should expect him to do is use the status and stature he has to try to get the road map going again.
      • It is years since York staged an international sporting event of this stature.
      Synonyms
      reputation, repute, standing, status, position, prestige, distinction, illustriousness, eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, importance, import, influence, weight, consequence, account, note, fame, celebrity, renown, acclaim

Derivatives

  • statured

  • adjective
    • in combination a short-statured fourteen-year-old

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare 'to stand'. The sense 'importance' dates from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

catcher, dacha, focaccia, garnacha, patcher, scratcher, snatcher, thatcher
 
 

Definition of stature in US English:

stature

nounˈstaCHərˈstætʃər
  • 1A person's natural height.

    a man of short stature
    she was small in stature
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Being short in stature, most things are the right length for me these days, so I don't have to shorten them.
    • The twins were short in stature and had a strange green hue to their skin.
    • In pygmies, this adolescent growth spurt does not occur, hence their characteristic short stature.
    • Colley has the height and physical stature to cause problems in any defence.
    • Despite her short stature, she cut an authoritative figure with her compact body and dark suit.
    • Hadn't a clue how to defend himself and despite his height and stature was the smallest person in the school.
    • The two main clinical features of TS are short stature and the lack of the development of the ovaries.
    • It has to good news for Mick O'Dwyer with all three, players of some size and stature.
    • The benefits of being of short stature are readily apparent in a passage like this.
    • One such case is said to be Sir James Barrie who was short of stature and may have had some affinity with his creation, Peter Pan.
    • It is an amazing roll-call for a club of City's size and stature which some clubs in the Premiership would do well to match.
    • He was relatively short in stature and often amusing on account of his klutzy habits.
    • Its comparatively short stature means it may need mowing only once or twice a summer.
    • Gravel of voice, short of word and tall of stature, the meanest bass player in Christendom.
    • Ensure before using it that the pad strap is the correct length to suit your arm length and stature.
    • This pint-sized artist may be short in stature but by no means short on talent.
    • If you are short of stature, you peer through the steering wheel like poor Reginald.
    • It is a town which has grown in size and stature yet it does not have an adequate Garda presence.
    • The deceptively named Australian Youth Orchestra may be short in years, but not in stature.
    • Short in stature and built along sturdy lines, his fingers ended in lengthy claws and his canines glinted sharply.
    Synonyms
    height, tallness, loftiness
    1. 1.1 Importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.
      an architect of international stature
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At each level he was successful, grew in stature and reputation and added his own special mark.
      • The Sunday Herald's business section is growing in stature - and broadening its horizons.
      • But since there are no celebrities left of Diana's stature, we are mesmerised by a vacuum.
      • On ascending the throne he set out to attract painters of international stature to his court.
      • It really is a pity when you get someone of his exalted stature getting himself into a position like this.
      • Have some of the new schools overtaken the old ones in terms of reputation and stature?
      • During that time he has gained in stature and confidence considerably.
      • It's reach is truly global - the first power in all of history to achieve this stature.
      • It is almost expected that he will become a concert performer of international stature.
      • What we should expect him to do is use the status and stature he has to try to get the road map going again.
      • Manager Gerard Houllier believes Owen is growing in stature in more ways then one.
      • With every fresh blunder and consequent loss of stature it becomes ever harder to afford him the benefit of the doubt.
      • What assumes the guise of a chamber piece gains stature and respect.
      • His great international stature remained unchallenged throughout the eighteenth century.
      • Gilmour is rightly proud of his club which has continued to grow in stature and prestige under his stewardship.
      • It is years since York staged an international sporting event of this stature.
      • My course was engrossing, and it was taught by lawyers and academics of stature and reputation.
      • He still believed, like Eddie, that the smallest of men could gain stature from holding onto the grandest ideals.
      • When players are magnified in stature and their abilities multiplied there are two dangers.
      • India and Pakistan would gain in global stature and expand their room for independent manoeuvre.
      Synonyms
      reputation, repute, standing, status, position, prestige, distinction, illustriousness, eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, importance, import, influence, weight, consequence, account, note, fame, celebrity, renown, acclaim

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare ‘to stand’. The sense ‘importance’ dates from the mid 19th century.

 
 
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