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外刊例句
- In his run to the White House, Mr Trump promised a combative stance against China on trade.
在总统竞选期间,特朗普承诺将就贸易问题对中国采取强硬姿态。
——《经济学人》 - Allies describe Trump as warm, engaging and witty, traits at odds with the totemic stance she often takes in public.
支持者用热情、迷人、诙谐等词来形容特朗普夫人,这些特点与她常常在公众场合做出的图腾式姿态有差异。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] the attitude of a person or organization toward something; a standpoint
[名词] 个人或组织对某事的态度;立场
深入解读
看到 stance 一词,脑海里会浮现不少以其结尾的单词,诸如 distance (距离)、 instance (例子)、 substance (物质)等。不过更容易联想到的是拼写相近的熟词 stand (站立),两者同词根 sta(站),但在词源上并无直接关系。
其中, stance 源自古意大利语 stanza (停下的地方、站立位置、诗节),16世纪30年代可能经古法语 stance (休息处、海港、诗节)进入英语,原本也是指“站立位置”。
不过到了1897年后, stance 开始演变为指“站立姿势”,这在体育运动中多指在高尔夫球、棒球、板球等运动中故意采取的某种击球站姿,以及运动员预备时的始发姿势,比如:
- 这个臭名昭著的拳击手采取了攻势。
The notorious boxer took up a fighting stance. - 服务员改变了站姿,把重心从一只脚移到另一只脚。
The attendant shifted her stance from one foot to another.
从这个概念出发, stance 到了1956年后开始更多的被用来喻指“观点、态度、姿态、立场”,多指个人或组织公开表明的对待某个特定事项的观点或立场,常用搭配 stance on sth ,比如:
名著用例
Syrio Forel clicked his teeth together, sliding into his water dancer's stance, presenting only his side to the foe.
西利欧·佛瑞尔喀喀咬紧牙齿,滑出水舞者的姿势,侧面迎敌。
出自美国作家乔治·R·R·马丁所著的史诗奇幻小说系列《冰与火之歌》(A Song of Ice and Fire)。
同近义词
- outlook: a person's point of view or general attitude to life
- posture: a particular way of dealing with or considering something; an approach or attitude
- standpoint: an attitude to or outlook on issues, typically arising from one's circumstances or beliefs