com·po·sure /kəmˈpoʒɚ/
鎮靜,沈著
Com·po·sure n.
1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. [Obs.]
Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching. --Evelyn.
2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.]
Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles. --Woodward.
3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.]
His composure must be rare indeed
Whom these things can not blemish. --Shak.
4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose. “We seek peace and composure.”
When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. --I. Watts.
5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.]
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composure
n : steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems
with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: calm, calmness,
equanimity] [ant: discomposure]