hypostasis
/haɪˈpɒstəsɪs/noun
(pl. hypostases /-siːz/)
1
- mass noun Medicine the accumulation of fluid or blood in the lower parts of the body or organs under the influence of gravity, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death【医】（血液）坠积。
2
- Philosophy an underlying reality or substance, as opposed to attributes or to that which lacks substance【哲】本质, 实体（与属性或非实体相对）。
2.1
- Theology (in trinitarian doctrine) each of the three persons of the Trinity, as contrasted with the unity of the Godhead【神学】（三位一体教义用语）三位一体之一（与神性的统一性相对）。
2.2
- in sing. Theology the single person of Christ, as contrasted with his dual human and divine nature【神学】基督人格, 基督位格（与基督人神两性相对）。
词源
early 16th cent. (in theological use)： via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hupostasis 'sediment', later 'essence, substance', from hupo 'under' + stasis 'standing'.