1811, "courageous," originally of fist fights, denoting a manful contest without fake falls, from the verbal phrase (early 12c. in sense "rise to one's feet"), from stand (v.) + up (adv.). To stand up "hold oneself against an opponent" is from c. 1600; as stand up to in the same sense from 1620s. To stand up for "defend the cause of" is from c. 1600. To stand (someone) up "fail to keep an appointment" is attested from 1902. Stand-up comic first attested 1966. Catch-phrase will the real _______ please stand up? is from the popular CBS game show "To Tell the Truth," which debuted in 1956.
例文
1. You have to know where to stand for a good viewpoint.
どこに立って角度を見るのが理想的なのかを知っておく必要があります。
2.He ran a newspaper stand outside the American Express office.
彼はアメリカン?エキスプレス社屋の外で新聞屋を経営している。
3.The handles stand proud of the doors of the car.
ハンドルはドアの外にあります。
4.The teapot came with a stand to catch the drips.
そのティーポットには滴下可能なソーサーが付いている。
5.She is to stand as a Member of the European Parliament.