composure

/kəmˈpəʊʒə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /kəmˈpəʊʒər/ (ame, ipa) · /kəm-ˈpō-zhər/ (ame, mw)

composure — noun

1. the calm, controlled way someone behaves when other people would expect them to

1.名詞C1
釋義

the calm, controlled way someone behaves when other people would expect them to get angry, upset, or scared.

例句

Maeve kept her composure when the angry customer started shouting across the counter.

collocation: keep + one's + composure

Esteban lost his composure for a moment and slammed the door behind him.

collocation: lose + one's + composure

同義詞
  • self-control

    broader; covers controlling actions and impulses as well as visible calm.

  • poise

    emphasises elegant, confident bearing; often used of public performance.

  • calmness

    general absence of agitation; less about social control of one's reaction.

  • equanimity

    more formal and abstract; an even temper as a long-term disposition rather than a one-moment recovery.

反義詞
  • agitation

    visible nervous restlessness — the body shows what composure would hide.

  • panic

    sudden loss of control under fear; the opposite of keeping composure in a crisis.

文法句型

lose / keep / regain + composure

with composure

用法筆記

Uncountable; almost always appears with a possessive determiner (her / his / their composure) in fixed verb collocations like 'keep / lose / regain / maintain'. Use 'with composure' as an adverbial phrase, not 'in composure'.

常見錯誤

❌She has a composure.
✅She has great composure.
💡uncountable; do not use 'a' or plural 'composures'.
❌He answered in composure.
✅He answered with composure.
💡the fixed adverbial preposition is 'with', not 'in'.