Word · Frequency #9618
stature
名望；声望
核心释义
此处为比喻义，指因成就而获得的尊敬；并非指身高。
a high level of respect that someone has because of their impressive achievements or development
- 1.
人或动物直立时的自然身高。
A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- 2.
声望；威望
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
- 3.
因成就或发展而获得的尊重(社会地位)。
Respect (social standing) coming from achievement or development.
- 4.
身高
(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
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
用法In use
Her stature among young scientists increased after she published her research on clean energy.
用法提示：stature 在此作名词，指‘声望、名望’，而非‘身高’。
His stature as a trusted community leader made it easy for him to resolve local conflicts.
用法提示：stature 作名词，与 as 连用，表示‘作为……的名望’。
The company's stature in the industry reflects decades of honest work by its employees.
用法提示：stature 在此作名词，作主语，表示‘名望、声望’。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：stature（身高/声望）联想 statue（雕像），雕像既有高度又有地位。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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