established

Definitions

From establish, ultimately from Latin stabilīre ('to make firm'), from stabilis ('stable'), from stāre ('to stand'). The real root is st ('stand'); the -bl- belongs to the -able family, not a separate root. Established describes something firmly set up and standing for a long time.

Common Collocations

• 1.well-established根基稳固的
• 2.established company老牌公司
• 3.established practice成熟的做法
• 4.firmly established牢固确立的

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She is an established author with ten published novels.

• 2.

  This is an established tradition in our family.