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单词 stationary
释义 sta·tion·ary
\ˈstāshəˌnerē, -ri\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English stacionarye, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French stationnaire, from Latin stationarius, from station-, statio station + -arius -ary — more at station
1.
 a. : fixed in a station, course, or mode : standing still : immobile
  < the shadow remained stationary — Jack London >
  < a stationary engine >
  < stationary machinery >
 b. : not portable
  < a stationary gun >
 c. : having no moving parts
  < a stationary transformer >
2. : unchanging in condition : stable, static
 < the patient … remained relatively stationary — J.D.Teicher >
 < a stationary population >
 < a stationary period in philosophy >
 < no form of living speech can be stationary even though a standard be fixed — George Sampson >
3. archaic : of or relating to a military post or garrison
 < the stationary troops retired — Edward Gibbon >
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