stature
/ˈstætʃə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- a person's natural height身高, 身材：
a man of short stature
一个矮个男子
she was small in stature.
她身材矮小。
1.1
- importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement高境界, 高水准：
an architect of international stature.
国际级建筑大师。
派生词
statured
adjective一个个子矮小的14岁儿童。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin statura, from stare 'to stand'. The sense 'importance' dates from the mid 19th cent.