comportment

IPA/kəmˈpɔːtmənt/
KK[kəmpˈɔrtmənt]IPA/kəmˈpɔːrtmənt/

comportment — 名詞

1. the way a person holds themselves and behaves in front of others, especially in

1.名詞C2
釋義

舉止；風範

在公眾或正式場合中的言行儀態

the way a person holds themselves and behaves in front of others, especially in formal or public situations — for example, standing up straight, speaking politely, and acting calmly under pressure.

例句

The judge praised Tamar's calm comportment throughout the long courtroom hearing.

法官稱讚 Tamar 在冗長的法庭聽證過程中始終保持沉著的舉止。

possessive + comportment

Diplomats are trained to keep their comportment polite even when negotiations become tense.

外交官受過訓練，即使談判變得緊張，也能保持有禮的舉止。

register: formal; subject is usually a professional group

常見搭配
  • dignified comportment
  • calm comportment
  • graceful comportment
  • proper comportment
  • comportment of students
同義詞
  • demeanour

    very close synonym; slightly less formal, focuses on outward manner

  • deportment

    near-identical meaning; popular in British schooling contexts about posture and manners

  • bearing

    everyday word for how one carries oneself; lacks the moral evaluation of comportment

  • conduct

    broader; covers all actions including private ones, not just outward bearing

文法句型

possessive + comportment

comportment of [person/group]

用法筆記

Frequently appears with a descriptive adjective (calm, dignified, graceful, proper) and tends to evaluate someone's public bearing rather than their private mood. Belongs to formal or literary registers; in everyday speech 'behaviour' or 'manner' is far more common.

常見錯誤

His comportment toward his wife at home was rude.
His behaviour toward his wife at home was rude.
'comportment' describes public bearing, not private treatment of one person.
She has many comportments at work.
She has good comportment at work.
'comportment' is uncountable; no plural and no 'a/an'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • comportment of students
  • comportment of officials

常用片語

  • proper comportment
  • dignified comportment
  • graceful comportment
  • calm comportment

介系詞搭配

  • comportment of
  • comportment toward (rare)