status quo
英英釋義：the state of a situation as it is
例句：There are more people who wish to maintain the status quo than change it.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞握联？
“status quo”是不可數(shù)名詞探颈，意思是“現(xiàn)狀”螺男。英文中有一些比較常見的拉丁詞，status quo 是其中一個(gè)，一般會(huì)說 the status quo趴乡。它的特點(diǎn)是表意簡(jiǎn)潔钳垮，在口語和寫作中都使用這個(gè)詞，可以體現(xiàn)相當(dāng)?shù)脑~匯積累炬藤。下面通過幾個(gè)例子來掌握這個(gè)詞御铃。
想要保持現(xiàn)狀的人往往比想要改變現(xiàn)狀的人多，就可以說：
There are more people who wish to maintain/preserve/keep the status quo than change it.
這些政策制定者不愿意輕易改變現(xiàn)狀是因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)跓煵輼I(yè)有既得利益沈矿，我們就可以說：
The policymakers are reluctant to change the status quo because they have a vested interest in the tobacco industry.
最近兩年英國(guó)脫歐一直是《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》報(bào)道的重點(diǎn)上真，因此我們經(jīng)常可以看到 status quo 這個(gè)詞羹膳，比如這句：
Most MPs believe, with reason, that Mrs May’s imperfect compromise is worse than the status quo.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在創(chuàng)刊 175 年紀(jì)念 Essay 中四次用到了 status quo 一詞睡互，比如下面兩例：
a) Today liberalism needs to escape its identification with elites and the status quo and rekindle that reforming spirit.
b) Liberal reformers at their best have shared a dissatisfaction with the status quo and a determination to attack established interests.
3. 練習(xí)
1）翻譯
不是每個(gè)人都滿足于現(xiàn)狀。
Not everyone is satisfied with the status quo.
