词汇 | staunch |
词根词缀 | 词源: staunch (adj.) 1412, "impervious to water," from O.Fr. estanche "firm, watertight," fem. of estanc "dried, exhausted, wearied, vanquished," from V.L. *stanticare, probably from L. stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "strong, substantial" first recorded 1455; of persons, "standing firm and true to one's principles" from 1623. |
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