stature

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ラテン語のstaturaから、高さ、長さ、大きさ、成長、stareから、立つ、語源的にはstandから、状態。

stature (n.)

early 14c., "natural height of a body, height," from Old French stature, estature "build, structure," from Latin statura "height, size of body, size, growth," from PIE *ste-tu-, from root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet). Figurative sense first recorded 1834.

1. This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.

このクラブは過去20年間で知名度が大きくなった。

2.It 's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable.

彼の変わったところは彼の身長だけではない。

3.He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.

彼の小柄な体つきと政治的観点は彼を揶揄の対象にした。

4.Mother was of very small stature 、barely five feet tall.

母は背が低く、5フィートしかありません。

5.Who can deny his stature as the world 's greatest cellist？

世界で最も偉大なチェロ奏者だと誰が認めるだろうか。