Definition of status quo in English:

status quo

noun ˈkwəʊˌsteɪdəs ˈkwoʊ

usually the status quo

The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
（尤指社会或政治的）现状
they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo
他们在维持现状方面有既得利益。
Example sentencesExamples
- Default options are the dirty options and because of status quo bias they are likely to stay that way for a while.
- It's contemplated on the basis of principles that will not allow a return to the status quo ante.
- A new article piece from the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, for instance, doesn't mince words when summing up its conclusions: ‘it is hard to imagine that a regulatory elixir could actually improve on the status quo.’
- Bangalore, Oct 22 Ahead of the Credit policy banks have sought status quo for categorisation of investments in their portfolios.
- The change manager must be willing to listen to the people involved and be prepared to judge whether certain elements of the status quo need to stay so that the projected broader change can happen.
- Nowadays the challenge is to combine a model of inclusive democracy that is compatible with a hierarchy of values - exactly what Christian Europe needs in order to offer a genuine global alternative to the status quo.
- Sure, it was nice leaving her complicated life behind for a little while, but she knew she had to go back to the real world and figure out a way to deal with the status quo.
- Since the status quo is a product of the political system of the State it is ludicrous and illogical to conclude that more of it will somehow change things for the better.
- The position spots will be the hardest holes to fill maybe making it a necessity for some level of temporary status quo for 2008 slowing the transition.

Origin

Latin, literally 'the state in which'.

Rhymes

aglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou

Definition of status quo in US English:

status quo

nounˌsteɪdəs ˈkwoʊˌstādəs ˈkwō

usually the status quo

The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
（尤指社会或政治的）现状
they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo
他们在维持现状方面有既得利益。
Example sentencesExamples
- Bangalore, Oct 22 Ahead of the Credit policy banks have sought status quo for categorisation of investments in their portfolios.
- Since the status quo is a product of the political system of the State it is ludicrous and illogical to conclude that more of it will somehow change things for the better.
- A new article piece from the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, for instance, doesn't mince words when summing up its conclusions: ‘it is hard to imagine that a regulatory elixir could actually improve on the status quo.’
- Sure, it was nice leaving her complicated life behind for a little while, but she knew she had to go back to the real world and figure out a way to deal with the status quo.
- It's contemplated on the basis of principles that will not allow a return to the status quo ante.
- Nowadays the challenge is to combine a model of inclusive democracy that is compatible with a hierarchy of values - exactly what Christian Europe needs in order to offer a genuine global alternative to the status quo.
- The position spots will be the hardest holes to fill maybe making it a necessity for some level of temporary status quo for 2008 slowing the transition.
- The change manager must be willing to listen to the people involved and be prepared to judge whether certain elements of the status quo need to stay so that the projected broader change can happen.
- Default options are the dirty options and because of status quo bias they are likely to stay that way for a while.

Origin

Latin, literally ‘the state in which’.

单词	status quo
释义	Definition of status quo in English: status quo noun ˈkwəʊˌsteɪdəs ˈkwoʊ usually the status quo The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues. （尤指社会或政治的）现状 they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo 他们在维持现状方面有既得利益。 Example sentencesExamples Default options are the dirty options and because of status quo bias they are likely to stay that way for a while. It's contemplated on the basis of principles that will not allow a return to the status quo ante. A new article piece from the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, for instance, doesn't mince words when summing up its conclusions: ‘it is hard to imagine that a regulatory elixir could actually improve on the status quo.’ Bangalore, Oct 22 Ahead of the Credit policy banks have sought status quo for categorisation of investments in their portfolios. The change manager must be willing to listen to the people involved and be prepared to judge whether certain elements of the status quo need to stay so that the projected broader change can happen. Nowadays the challenge is to combine a model of inclusive democracy that is compatible with a hierarchy of values - exactly what Christian Europe needs in order to offer a genuine global alternative to the status quo. Sure, it was nice leaving her complicated life behind for a little while, but she knew she had to go back to the real world and figure out a way to deal with the status quo. Since the status quo is a product of the political system of the State it is ludicrous and illogical to conclude that more of it will somehow change things for the better. The position spots will be the hardest holes to fill maybe making it a necessity for some level of temporary status quo for 2008 slowing the transition. Origin Latin, literally 'the state in which'. Rhymes aglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou Definition of status quo in US English: status quo nounˌsteɪdəs ˈkwoʊˌstādəs ˈkwō usually the status quo The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues. （尤指社会或政治的）现状 they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo 他们在维持现状方面有既得利益。 Example sentencesExamples Bangalore, Oct 22 Ahead of the Credit policy banks have sought status quo for categorisation of investments in their portfolios. Since the status quo is a product of the political system of the State it is ludicrous and illogical to conclude that more of it will somehow change things for the better. A new article piece from the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, for instance, doesn't mince words when summing up its conclusions: ‘it is hard to imagine that a regulatory elixir could actually improve on the status quo.’ Sure, it was nice leaving her complicated life behind for a little while, but she knew she had to go back to the real world and figure out a way to deal with the status quo. It's contemplated on the basis of principles that will not allow a return to the status quo ante. Nowadays the challenge is to combine a model of inclusive democracy that is compatible with a hierarchy of values - exactly what Christian Europe needs in order to offer a genuine global alternative to the status quo. The position spots will be the hardest holes to fill maybe making it a necessity for some level of temporary status quo for 2008 slowing the transition. The change manager must be willing to listen to the people involved and be prepared to judge whether certain elements of the status quo need to stay so that the projected broader change can happen. Default options are the dirty options and because of status quo bias they are likely to stay that way for a while. Origin Latin, literally ‘the state in which’.
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