staunch
英 [st??n(t)?]
美[st?nt?]
- adj. 堅(jiān)定的；忠誠(chéng)的；堅(jiān)固的
- vt. 止住；止血
- n. (Staunch)人名；(英)斯湯奇
TEM4低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?staunches;過(guò)去式:?staunched;過(guò)去分詞:?staunched;現(xiàn)在分詞:?staunching;比較級(jí):?stauncher;最高級(jí):?staunchest;副詞:?staunchly;名詞:?staunchness;
助記提示
1. stand => staunch.
2. 停止、固定、不再流動(dòng)。
2. 停止、固定、不再流動(dòng)。
中文詞源
staunch 忠實(shí)的，堅(jiān)定的
來(lái)自古法語(yǔ) estanche,固定的，堅(jiān)固的，防水的，來(lái)自通俗拉丁語(yǔ)*stanticare,堅(jiān)固的，來(lái)自拉 丁語(yǔ) stare,站立，建立，詞源同 stand,stanch,stanchion.引申比喻義忠實(shí)的，堅(jiān)定的。
英文詞源
- staunch (adj.)
- early 15c., "impervious to water," from Old French estanche "firm, watertight," fem. of estanc "tired, exhausted, wearied, vanquished; water-tight; withered, dried" (Modern French étanche), from Vulgar Latin *stanticare (source also of Spanish estanco "water-tight," Italian stanco "exhausted, weary"), probably from Latin stans (genitive stantis), present participle of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "strong, substantial" first recorded mid-15c.; of persons, "standing firm and true to one's principles" from 1620s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.
- 他堅(jiān)決支持控制政府開(kāi)支。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.
- 湯姆試圖用手帕來(lái)止血。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He is a staunch supporter of amateurism.
- 他是業(yè)余主義的堅(jiān)定支持者。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. a staunch supporter of the monarchy
- 堅(jiān)定地?fù)碜o(hù)君主制的人
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. They tried to staunch the flow of blood.
- 他們?cè)噲D止血.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
