static: [17] Static means etymologically ‘causing to stand’. Its ultimate ancestor is Greek statós ‘placed, standing’, a derivative of the base *sta- ‘stand’ (to which English stand is related). From this was derived statikós ‘causing to stand’, which passed into English via Latin staticus. => stand
static (adj.)
1630s, "pertaining to the science of weight and its mechanical effects," from Modern Latin statica, from Greek statikos "causing to stand, skilled in weighing," from stem of histanai "to make to stand, set; to place in the balance, weigh," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Earlier statical (1560s). The sense of "having to do with bodies at rest or with forces that balance each other" is first recorded 1802. Applied to frictional electricity from 1839.
static (n.)
"random radio noise," 1912, from static (adj.). Figurative sense of "aggravation, criticism" is attested from 1926.
双语例句
1. For some months the share price remained fairly static.
有那么几个月，股票价格一直非常地稳定。
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2. The number of young people obtaining qualifications has remained static or decreased.
获得资格证的年轻人数量一直维持不变或出现下降。
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3. Built-up static contributes to sick building syndrome.
高楼林立中的静电干扰是引发大楼病综合征的原因之一。
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4. Prices on the stock market, which have been static, are now rising again.