Word · Frequency #9618
stature
名望；声望
a high level of respect that someone has because of their impressive achievements or development
此处为比喻义，指因成就而获得的尊敬；并非指身高。
- 1.
A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
人或动物直立时的自然身高。
- 2.
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
声望；威望
- 3.
Respect (social standing) coming from achievement or development.
因成就或发展而获得的尊重(社会地位)。
- 4.
(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
身高
人或动物直立时的自然身高。；声望；威望；因成就或发展而获得的尊重(社会地位)。；身高；身材
In use
Her stature among young scientists increased after she published her research on clean energy.
His stature as a trusted community leader made it easy for him to resolve local conflicts.
The company's stature in the industry reflects decades of honest work by its employees.
a man of great stature
have a ... stature
指身高时常用形容词修饰
He has a tall stature.
他身材高大。
grow in stature
比喻声望或地位的提升
She has grown in stature as a leader.
她作为领导者声望日增。
Connections
Collocations
- tall in stature
- 身材高大
- He is tall in stature, but his kindness is even greater.他身材高大，但他的善良更令人钦佩。
- short of stature
- 身材矮小
- Despite being short of stature, she was a giant on the basketball court.尽管身材矮小，她在篮球场上却是个巨人。
- moral stature
- 道德声望
- The leader's moral stature made him a respected figure.这位领袖的道德声望使他成为受人尊敬的人物。
- international stature
- 国际声望
- The scientist gained international stature for her groundbreaking research.这位科学家因其开创性的研究获得了国际声望。
- grow in stature
- 声望提高
- Over the years, the company has grown in stature as an industry leader.多年来，该公司作为行业领导者声望不断提高。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：stature（身高/声望）联想 statue（雕像），雕像既有高度又有地位。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：professional achievements、social standing、physical description、anthropometry 该词有两个主要义项：表示“声望、地位”时多用于正式或书面语境，例如职场成就或社会评价；表示“身高”时则比较中性，常见于客观描述或科学语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'catcher' and 'dispatcher' rhyme with 'stature' (ending /ætʃɚ/). Beware of lookalikes ending in '-ture' such as 'nature', 'capture', 'structure', and 'lecture', which have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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