| 正面 | 11984.staunch 英 [stɔːn(t)ʃ]美 [stɔntʃ]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. stand => staunch.2. 停止、固定、不再流动。adj. 坚定的；忠诚的；坚固的vt. 止住；止血n. (Staunch)人名；(英)斯汤奇 例句： 1. He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.他坚决支持控制政府开支。 staunch 忠实的，坚定的来自古法语 estanche,固定的，坚固的，防水的，来自通俗拉丁语*stanticare,坚固的，来自拉 丁语 stare,站立，建立，词源同 stand,stanch,stanchion.引申比喻义忠实的，坚定的。 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." |