standing是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 reputation, rank, or position in an area of activity, system, or organization -- 聲譽，名聲；級別；地位

  • As a pathologist of considerable standing, his opinion will have a lot of influence. 作爲具有相當聲望的病理學家，他的意見舉足輕重。

  • A financial scandal would shake the Institute's standing in the international academic community. 一樁財務醜聞會動搖此機構在國際學術界的地位。

• 1 the time for which something has existed -- 存在時間；持續時間

  • One member, of twelve years' standing on the committee, resigned in protest at the changes. 一名在委員會中任職12年的委員辭職以示對變革的抗議。

• 2 permanent, rather than formed or created when necessary -- 永久的，長期的；常設的

  • a standing committee 常委會

  • You know you have a standing invitation to come and stay anytime you're in town. 跟你說，你任何時候到城裡來，都歡迎來住。