staunch

英 [stɔːn(t)ʃ] 美 [stɔntʃ]

1. stand => staunch.
2. 停止、固定、不再流动。

staunch 忠实的，坚定的

来自古法语 estanche,固定的，坚固的，防水的，来自通俗拉丁语*stanticare,坚固的，来自拉丁语 stare,站立，建立，词源同 stand,stanch,stanchion.引申比喻义忠实的，坚定的。

staunch (adj.): early 15c., "impervious to water," from Old French estanche "firm, watertight," fem. of estanc "tired, exhausted, wearied, vanquished; water-tight; withered, dried" (Modern French étanche), from Vulgar Latin *stanticare (source also of Spanish estanco "water-tight," Italian stanco "exhausted, weary"), probably from Latin stans (genitive stantis), present participle of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "strong, substantial" first recorded mid-15c.; of persons, "standing firm and true to one's principles" from 1620s.

1. He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.: 他坚决支持控制政府开支。