stature

stature
noun
  1. [mass noun]a person's natural height
    （自然）身高，身材
    a man of short stature.
    一个矮个男子。
    she was small in stature.
    她身材矮小。
    ■importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement
    高境界，高水准
    an architect of international stature.
    国际级建筑大师。
派生
statured
adjective
  1. [in combination]a short-statured fourteen-year-old.
    一个个子矮小的14岁儿童。
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare 'to stand'. The sense 'importance' dates from the mid 19th cent
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