stance /stæns/ n. [c] 1. (运动员的)始发姿势，站姿：The boxer took up a fighting stance.拳击手采取了攻势。2. 看法,立场,观点：He has changed his stance on monetary union.他已经改变了对货币联盟的态度。The president has adopted a hardline stance against abortion.总统在堕胎问题上持强硬的反对态度。