aplomb

英 [əˈplɒm]      美 [əˈplɑːm]
  • n. 沉着;垂直;泰然自若
星级词汇:
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plumbum 铅。
plumb 铅锤,垂直的。
aplomb 沉着,泰然自若,垂直。
前缀a可以看作是加强语气,也可以看作'of,at,to' -plomb- = plumb 铅锤.
aplomb 沉着

来自短语on plomb, 同plumb, 铅垂线。指沉着如铅垂线。

aplomb
aplomb: [18] Originally, aplomb meant literally ‘quality of being perpendicular’. It was borrowed from French, where it was a lexicalization of the phrase à plomb ‘according to the plumb line’ (plomb came from Latin plumbum ‘lead’, also the ultimate source of English plumb, plumber, plumbago, and plummet). The notion of ‘uprightness’ gave rise in the 19th century to the metaphorical sense ‘composure’.
=> plumb, plumber, plummet
aplomb (n.)
"assurance, confidence," 1828, from French aplomb (16c.), literally "perpendicularity," 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.
1. The whole cast executed the production with truly professional aplomb.
全体演职人员以一种真正的专业精神,从容不迫地开始了影片的制作。
2. She performs the duties of a princess with great aplomb.
她泰然自若地履行王妃的职责.
3. Carried off the difficult situation with aplomb.
镇静地应付了困难的局面.
4. He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.
他以惯常的沉着语气作了演讲。
5. He answered with perfect aplomb.
他沉着地回答.

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