英语词汇“stationary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Stationary means not moving. A stationary bike is the kind you find in the gym –– you pedal and pedal, but you just don’t go anywhere.

Something stationary is staying right where it is, like that bike, or anything else that doesn’t budge. If your car crashes into a stationary van, it’s probably your fault because that van was parked. If your aunt is sick and in the hospital and has been that way for a while, the doctor might say her condition is stationary. Animals that don’t migrate are stationary. Troops that aren’t marching are stationary. Something stationary is still.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

stationary / stationery

Make sure you're stationary, or still, while you jot down a love letter on your fancy stationery, so the writing isn't all squiggly.

Why do these words sound so similar? They're kissing cousins.They both come from the Latin stationarius, meaning "a seller in a fixed location." Our modern stationary means still, unmovable, like bad weather that lingers or a parked car:

A disturbance in the southwestern Caribbean is expected to remain stationary for the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. (Sun Sentinel)

Police confirmed an incident at 6.50pm on Sunday, October 17, when a blue Rover collided with a stationary vehicle. (Chesterfield Post)

Stationery (with an "e") also comes from stationarius, but not as directly. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, "Roving peddlers were more common in the Middle Ages; sellers with a fixed location were often bookshops licensed by universities," thus the connection between paper and staying still. Today, stationery is writing paper, the kind you put resumes and wedding invitations on:

People sent me Hallmark cards, handwritten notes on lined paper, typed letters on formal stationery, even telegrams. (Time Magazine)

Ms. Staller is the owner of Rosetta Papers, which offers a wide variety of customized invitations, stationery, holiday cards and announcements. (ad for Rosetta Papers)

An easy way to keep stationary and stationery straight is to connect the er in stationery to the paper it's made from.

WORD FAMILY

stationary: stationariness

USAGE EXAMPLES

In an adjacent anteroom, there’s a stationary bike, 15-pound weights, a multipurpose fitness tower and a TRX suspension trainer hanging on the door.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

The 33-year-old male victim was a passenger in a stationary car.

BBC(Dec 28, 2016)

According to the National Fire Protection Association, 40 percent of home heating fires and 84 percent of resulting deaths involve stationary or portable space heaters.

New York Times(Dec 26, 2016)

1adj not capable of being moved

stationary machinery

Syn

fixed

securely placed or fastened or set

2adj standing still

the car remained stationary with the engine running

Syn

nonmoving, unmoving

not in motion

单词	stationary
释义	stationary (once / 1485 pages) adj Stationary means not moving. A stationary bike is the kind you find in the gym –– you pedal and pedal, but you just don’t go anywhere. Something stationary is staying right where it is, like that bike, or anything else that doesn’t budge. If your car crashes into a stationary van, it’s probably your fault because that van was parked. If your aunt is sick and in the hospital and has been that way for a while, the doctor might say her condition is stationary. Animals that don’t migrate are stationary. Troops that aren’t marching are stationary. Something stationary is still. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS stationary / stationery Make sure you're stationary, or still, while you jot down a love letter on your fancy stationery, so the writing isn't all squiggly. Why do these words sound so similar? They're kissing cousins.They both come from the Latin stationarius, meaning "a seller in a fixed location." Our modern stationary means still, unmovable, like bad weather that lingers or a parked car: A disturbance in the southwestern Caribbean is expected to remain stationary for the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. (Sun Sentinel) Police confirmed an incident at 6.50pm on Sunday, October 17, when a blue Rover collided with a stationary vehicle. (Chesterfield Post) Stationery (with an "e") also comes from stationarius, but not as directly. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, "Roving peddlers were more common in the Middle Ages; sellers with a fixed location were often bookshops licensed by universities," thus the connection between paper and staying still. Today, stationery is writing paper, the kind you put resumes and wedding invitations on: People sent me Hallmark cards, handwritten notes on lined paper, typed letters on formal stationery, even telegrams. (Time Magazine) Ms. Staller is the owner of Rosetta Papers, which offers a wide variety of customized invitations, stationery, holiday cards and announcements. (ad for Rosetta Papers) An easy way to keep stationary and stationery straight is to connect the er in stationery to the paper it's made from. WORD FAMILY stationary: stationariness USAGE EXAMPLES In an adjacent anteroom, there’s a stationary bike, 15-pound weights, a multipurpose fitness tower and a TRX suspension trainer hanging on the door. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The 33-year-old male victim was a passenger in a stationary car. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) According to the National Fire Protection Association, 40 percent of home heating fires and 84 percent of resulting deaths involve stationary or portable space heaters. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1adj not capable of being moved stationary machinery Syn fixed securely placed or fastened or set 2adj standing still the car remained stationary with the engine running Syn nonmoving, unmoving not in motion
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