stable

英 ['steɪb(ə)l] 美['stebl]

n. 马厩；牛棚
adj. 稳定的；牢固的；坚定的
vi. 被关在马厩
vt. 赶入马房
n. (Stable)人名；(英)斯特布尔

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复数: stables;第三人称单数: stables;过去式: stabled;过去分词: stabled;现在分词: stabling;比较级: stabler;最高级: stablest;

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1. 主要产品(staple)一般稳定的(stable)。
2. 用订书钉钉住(staple)当然稳定啦(stable)。
3. 站着岿然不动，确实很稳定。
4. And stable represents a parallel Latin formation to the Germanic stall (it has become specialized to a 'building for horses', whereas stall developed to 'standingplace for a single animal').

中文词源

stable 稳定的

来自拉丁语 stare,站立，词源同 stand.-able,形容词后缀。

stable 马厩，马房，养马场

来自拉丁语 stabulum,马厩，棚屋，妓院，来自 stare,站立，词源同 stand,-bulum,工具格后缀，词源同 table,fable.

英英释意

1. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

英文词源

stable: stable: English has two distinct words stable, but both come ultimately from the same source: the Indo-European base *stā- ‘stand’, ancestor also of English stand. The adjective stable [13] comes via Old French estable from Latin stabilis ‘standing firm’, which has also given English establish, stability [15], and stabilize [19]. It was formed from the base *stā-, as was Latin stabulum ‘standing-place’, hence ‘enclosure for animals’, which English acquired via Old French estable as stable [13]. The corresponding Germanic formation, also based on *stā-, is stall. A constable is etymologically an ‘officer in charge of stables’.
stable (n.): early 13c., "building or enclosure where horses or cows are kept, building for domestic animals," from Old French stable, estable "a stable, stall" (Modern French étable), also applied to cowsheds and pigsties, from Latin stabulum "a stall, fold, aviary, beehive, lowly cottage, brothel, etc.," literally "a standing place," from PIE *ste-dhlo-, suffixed form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

Meaning "collection of horses belonging to one stable" is attested from 1570s; transferred sense of "group of fighters under same management" is from 1897; that of "group of prostitutes working for the same employer" is from 1937.
For what the grete Stiede
Is stole, thanne he taketh hiede,
And makth the stable dore fast.
[John Gower, "Confessio Amantis," 1390]
stable (adj.): mid-12c., "trustworthy, reliable;" mid-13c., "constant, steadfast; virtuous;" from Old French stable, estable "constant, steadfast, unchanging," from Latin stabilis "firm, steadfast, stable, fixed," figuratively "durable, unwavering," literally "able to stand," from PIE *ste-dhli-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). From c. 1300 as "well-founded, well-established, secure" (of governments, etc.). Physical sense of "secure against falling" is recorded from late 14c.; also "of even temperament." Of nuclear isotopes, from 1904.
stable (v.): "to put in a certain place or position," c. 1300; "to put (a horse) in a stable," early 14c., from stable (n.) or from Old French establer. Related: Stabled; stabling.

同义词辨析

firm, stable, steady

这些形容词都有"稳固的"之意。

firm：指牢固不可动摇或意志、信仰的坚定。

stable：多指根基牢固，平衡良好，也指性格或位置等的稳定，不可移动或改变。

steady：指保持平衡不动摇。用于有形物时，指没有根基的稳固，也指动中的稳。

考试真题

Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their stable careers.

Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.

We can infer from the passage that strong family and community ties can contribute to stable marriages.

can contribute to stable marriages

A stable family is the best protection against poverty.

"A balanced breakfast is really helpful, but getting regular meals throughout the day is more important to leave blood sugar stable through the day, which helps control weight and hunger levels," says Elder.

He is now in a stable condition.

Officials said he's in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.

Fully developed, mature, post-industrial societies, such as those in Europe, characterised by stable or declining populations which are increasing in age.

People from broken homes often lack stable lives.

And the ice sheet was assumed to have been stable.

As the plant dries, these resources take on first the properties of honey, then rubber, and finally enter a glass-like state that is the most stable state that the plant can maintain, Farrant says.

In general, the expert's gaze was calmer and more stable.

In many of these cities such as Denver, a diverse and vigorous economy attracted to the urban core has offered stable employment for residents.

Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable, but traces of both elements are also present as heavier isotopes.

Small communities, with their distinctive character—where life is stable and intensely human—are disappearing.

Each time the bowl of rice is pushed over the table edge, it falls in the ground---and, in the process, it belongs out important evidence about how physical objects interact: bowls of rice do not flood in mid-air, but require support to remain stable.

Food webs may be dominated by many weak links because that arrangement is more stable over the long term.

For any individual, of course, the boundaries of these two classes are not stable.

Industrial activities help keep food webs stable.

It also needs to be stable.

Of the nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six are stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.

His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.

Not surprisingly, Japanese newspapers are much more stable.

Often they "trade up", leaving riskier, smaller firms for larger and more stable firms.

There are many reasons this formerly stable federal institution finds itself at the brink of bankruptcy.

实用场景例句

stable prices: 稳定的价格

a stable relationship: 稳定的关系

This ladder doesn't seem very stable.: 这架梯子好像不太稳。

The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse) .: 患者病情稳定。

Mentally, she is not very stable.: 她的心理状态不十分稳定。

chemically stable: 化学状态稳定的

(British English)a riding/racing stables: 骑用 / 赛马养马场

His stables are near Oxford.: 他的养马场在牛津附近。

There have been just three winners from his stable this season.: 这个赛季他的马只有三匹获胜。

actors from the same stable: 同一剧团的几个男演员

the latest printer from the Epson stable: 爱普生系列最新款式打印机

Where do you stable your pony?: 你的矮种马养在哪儿？

The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992.: 油价会在 1992 年剩下的时间里保持稳定。

...a stable marriage.: 稳定的婚姻

Their characters are fully formed and they are both very stable children.: 他们的性格已经完全形成，两人都是非常持重的孩子。

The injured man was in a stable condition.: 伤者情况稳定。

The less stable compounds were converted into a compound called Delta-A THC.: 不太稳定的化合物被转换成了一种叫做Delta-A THC的化合物。

This structure must be stable.: 这一结构必须得很稳固。

Miss Curling won on two horses from Mick Trickey's stable.: 柯林小姐在来自米克·特里齐养马场的两匹马身上下了注，结果她赢了。

The animals had been fed and stabled...: 牲畜已经喂好并关进厩里了。

You should allow your stabled horse a couple of hours' freedom per day.: 你应该每天把关在马厩里的马放出来自由活动几个小时。

As chief executive, he assembled a polished stable of celebrities.: 作为首席执行官，他手下云集了一批优雅的名人名士。

Reading and writing are important skills.: 读和写是重要的技能.

He is a very stable person.: 他是一个非常可靠的人.

Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.: 物价曾一度稳定, 但现在又开始慢慢上涨了.

Mentally she's very stable.: 她情绪十分稳定.

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