status quo
noun /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/
/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/, /ˌstætəs ˈkwəʊ/
[singular] (from Latin)- the situation as it is now, or as it was before a recent change
现状；原来的状况 - to defend/restore the status quo
维持现状；恢复原来的状况 - conservatives who want to maintain the status quo
想维持现状的保守派 - They wanted a return to the status quo before the war.
他们想回到战前的状况。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + status quo- defend
- keep
- maintain
- …
- a return to the status quo
词源Latin, literally ‘the state in which’. - to defend/restore the status quo