staunch
英[st??n(t)?]
美[st?nt?]
- adj. 堅定的；忠誠的；堅固的
- vt. 止住；止血
- n. (Staunch)人名；(英)斯湯奇
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?staunches;過去式:?staunched;過去分詞:?staunched;現在分詞:?staunching;比較級:?stauncher;最高級:?staunchest;副詞:?staunchly;名詞:?staunchness;
助記提示
1. stand => staunch.
2. 停止、固定、不再流動。
中文詞源
staunch 忠實的，堅定的
來自古法語 estanche,固定的，堅固的，防水的，來自通俗拉丁語*stanticare,堅固的，來自拉 丁語 stare,站立，建立，詞源同 stand,stanch,stanchion.引申比喻義忠實的，堅定的。
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.
雙語例句
- 1. He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.
- 他堅決支持控制政府開支。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.
- 湯姆試圖用手帕來止血。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He is a staunch supporter of amateurism.
- 他是業余主義的堅定支持者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. a staunch supporter of the monarchy
- 堅定地擁護君主制的人
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. They tried to staunch the flow of blood.
- 他們試圖止血.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》