aplomb
英[?'pl?m]
美[?'plɑm]
- n. 沉著；垂直；泰然自若
助記提示
plumbum 鉛。
plumb 鉛錘,垂直的。
aplomb 沉著,泰然自若,垂直。
前綴a可以看作是加強(qiáng)語氣,也可以看作'of,at,to' -plomb- = plumb 鉛錘.
中文詞源
aplomb 沉著
來自短語on plomb, 同plumb, 鉛垂線。指沉著如鉛垂線。
英文詞源
- 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 ‘a(chǎn)ccording 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The whole cast executed the production with truly professional aplomb.
- 全體演職人員以一種真正的專業(yè)精神，從容不迫地開始了影片的制作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She performs the duties of a princess with great aplomb.
- 她泰然自若地履行王妃的職責(zé).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Carried off the difficult situation with aplomb.
- 鎮(zhèn)靜地應(yīng)付了困難的局面.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.
- 他以慣常的沉著語氣作了演講。
來自辭典例句
- 5. He answered with perfect aplomb.
- 他沉著地回答.
來自辭典例句