collected

/kəˈlektɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈlektɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈlek-təd/ (ame, mw)

collected — adjective

  • collectedpositive
  • more collectedcomparative
  • most collectedsuperlative

1. used to describe a book or set of books that puts everything an author wrote — o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used to describe a book or set of books that puts everything an author wrote — or every item of one kind — into a single edition for readers to find in one place

例句

Eri received the collected works of Jane Austen as a graduation gift.

attributive: collected + works

The library shelved the collected poems of Pablo Neruda in three thick volumes.

collocation: collected poems

同義詞
  • complete

    covers every piece by an author, often used as a label on a single book

  • selected

    the opposite emphasis — only some pieces, chosen by an editor

  • assembled

    rarer and more formal; suggests the editor pulled the pieces together

反義詞
  • selected

    only a chosen subset rather than the whole body of work

  • scattered

    spread across many separate publications instead of one volume

文法句型

collected + works/poems/letters/edition

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (placed before a noun), and the noun is usually a written work or set of writings — works, poems, letters, essays, edition, anthology. You rarely hear 'the book is collected'; you say 'the collected works'.

常見錯誤

❌These short stories are collected in one volume.' (mixing the adjective with the passive verb)
✅These short stories appear in a collected edition.
💡the adjective sits before a noun; for the action of bringing things together, use the verb 'collect' in the passive.

2. calm, steady, and in command of your own emotions even when something stressful

2.形容詞C1
釋義

calm, steady, and in command of your own emotions even when something stressful or upsetting is happening around you

例句

Rania stayed collected throughout the difficult interview, answering every question without hesitation.

predicative: stay + collected

Despite the loud argument in the next room, Joaquín kept his voice calm and collected.

collocation: calm and collected

同義詞
  • composed

    near-identical; slightly more formal and more about outward poise

  • calm

    broader; can describe situations and weather too, not only people

  • level-headed

    emphasises good judgement, not only emotional steadiness

反義詞
  • flustered

    thrown off-balance by the situation, unable to think clearly

  • agitated

    visibly upset or restless

文法句型

remain/stay/seem + collected

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the fixed pair 'calm and collected'. The subject is usually a person (or a person's voice, reply, or manner) under pressure — not an inanimate object or a routine situation.

常見錯誤

❌The weather was collected today.' (a non-human subject with no emotional state)
✅The weather was calm today.
💡'collected' in this sense describes people keeping control of their feelings, not the absence of motion or noise.