stature

Definitions

From Latin statura ('height, size'), from stāre ('to stand') — literally how tall you stand. The physical sense (a man of short stature) extended to a figurative one: your stature is how 'tall' you stand in others' eyes, your standing and importance.

Why It Means This

Stature (your height/standing) is easy to confuse with statue (a sculpture) and statute (a law). All come from the 'stand/set up' root, but stature is about how high you stand — physically or in reputation.

Common Collocations

• 1.short stature矮小身材
• 2.international stature国际声望
• 3.grow in stature声望渐增
• 4.of great stature声望卓著

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He was a man of small stature but great courage.

• 2.

  She is a scientist of international stature.

Easily Confused

stature vs statue vs statute — stature = height or standing (international stature); statue = a sculpture; statute = a written law. If it's about how 'tall' someone stands in height or reputation, it's stature.