status quo

/steitәs 'kwәj/

柯林斯星级

中文翻译

n. 现状

英文解释

The state in which anything is already. The phrase is

also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, matters

return to the status quo ante bellum, or are left in statu quo ante

bellum, i.e., the state (or, in the state) before the war.

常见例句

Bill Clinton) > The kennedyism that Bill Clinton made status quo has destroyed the moral fiber of the United States.

The term is now becoming mainstream with dating apps such as OkCupid and Sapio giving users the ability to define their sexual orientations as "Sapiosexual." For many, defining oneself as Sapiosexual is also a statement against the current status quo of hookup culture and superficiality, where looks are prized above all else. > "Give me a deep conversation or a passionate debate over brainless beauty any day

of Status quo

The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, matters return to the status quo ante bellum, or are left in statu quo ante bellum, i.e., the state (or, in the state) before the war.