aplomb
aplomb 英 [əˈplɒm] 美 [əˈplɑm]
n. 沉着；泰然自若
名词复数:aplombs
- Aplomb is the ultimate test for cool: grace under pressure. Use aplomb to show great restraint under even the most trying circumstances. In retail, it's always a good idea to handle the angry customers with aplomb.
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- n. 沉着；泰然自若
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1. with considerable aplomb,with great aplomb,with remarkable aplomb,
相当的╱十分的╱非凡的镇定
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2. He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.
他以惯常的沉着语气作了演讲。
- aplomb (n.) "assurance springing from confidence in oneself," 1828, from French aplomb "self-possession," literally "perpendicularity" (16c.), from phrase à plomb "poised upright, balanced," literally "on the plumb line," from Latin plumbum "(the metal) lead" (see plumb (n.)), of which the weight at the end of the line was made.
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