1670s, "height" of a situation or condition, later "legal standing of a person" (1791), from Latin status "condition, position, state, manner, attitude" from past participle stem of stare "to stand," from PIE *ste-tu-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "standing in one's society or profession" is from 1820. Status symbol first recorded 1955; status-seeker from 1956. Status-anxiety is from 1959.
例文
1. They have no wish for any change in the status quo.
彼らは現状を変えたくない。
2.Despite her status ，the Duchess will not be given preferential treatment.
地位は立派だが、公爵夫人は優遇されない。
3.Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status .
円柱は、建物内で勢いをつけたり、地位を表示したりするのに一般的に使用されています。
4.That adds up to an endorsement of the status quo.
それは現状に対する賛同である。
5.Graduate status is the minimum requirement for entry to the teaching profession.