direction to printer to disregard correction made to text, 1755, from Latin stet "let it stand," third person singular present subjunctive of stare "to stand, stand upright, be stiff," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (cognates: Sanskrit tisthati "stands;" Avestan histaiti "to stand;" Persian -stan "country," literally "where one stands;" Greek histemi "put, place, cause to stand; weigh," stasis "a standing still," statos "placed," stater "a weight, coin," stylos "pillar;" Latin sistere "stand still, stop, make stand, place, produce in court," status "manner, position, condition, attitude," stare "to stand," statio "station, post;" Lithuanian stojus "place myself," statau "place;" Old Church Slavonic staja "place myself," stanu "position;" Gothic standan, Old English standan "to stand," stede "place," steall "place where cattle are kept;" Old Norse steði "anvil," stallr "pedestal for idols, altar;" German Stall "a stable;" Old Irish sessam "the act of standing").
双语例句
1. Stet 1 : Read the passage quickly, and try to get the main idea the passage.
目的: 通过快速阅读, 让学生了解文章的大意.可以训练学生的阅读速度及语言概括能力.
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2. The soldiers kept in stet in step until they reached the foot of the mountain.
战士们齐步走到山脚下.
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3. Stet: A proof - reader's instruction meaning ignore marked correction, i . e . let It'stand as it was.
