1530s, "standing place, station," probably from Middle French stance "resting place, harbor" (16c.), from Vulgar Latin *stantia "place, abode" (also source of Italian stanza "stopping place, station, stanza," Spanish stancia "a dwelling"), from Latin stans (genitive stantis), present participle of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "position of the feet" (in golf, etc.) is first recorded 1897; figurative sense of "point of view" is recorded from 1956. The sense of the French word has since narrowed.
实用例句
1. He told wavering colleagues the country must back the Government's stance.
他告诉那些犹豫不决的同僚们，国家必须支持政府的立场。
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2. Take a comfortably wide stance and flex your knees a little.
双腿适度分开站立，双膝稍稍弯曲。
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3. I play normal bunker shots with an open stance.
我打一般的沙坑球采取开立击球姿势。
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4. They put pressure on the Government to change its intransigent stance.
他们向政府施压以迫使其改变不妥协的立场。
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5. His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours.
