Word · Frequency #12402
composure
镇静，沉着
steadiness of mind under stress
- 1.
Calmness of mind or temperament.
心境或性情的平静
心境或性情的平静；镇静；沉着
In use
Despite the emergency, she maintained her composure and called for help.
He took a deep breath to regain his composure before the interview.
The speaker's composure impressed the audience even when he was challenged.
maintain/lose/regain one's composure
注意：'composure'前常用所有格代词。
She struggled to maintain her composure during the interview.
她在面试中努力保持镇定。
with composure
He handled the crisis with remarkable composure.
他以非凡的镇定处理了危机。
Common mistakes
He is composure.He is composed.
词性混淆：'composure' 是名词，不能用作形容词表语，应使用形容词 'composed' 表示‘镇静的’。
She kept her composure in pressure.She kept her composure under pressure.
介词搭配错误：表示‘在压力下’应用 'under pressure'，而非 'in pressure'。
He showed a great composure.He showed great composure.
可数性错误：'composure' 是不可数名词，不应与不定冠词 'a' 连用。
Connections
Collocations
- keep one's composure
- 保持镇静
- She managed to keep her composure during the interview.她在面试中设法保持了镇静。
- lose one's composure
- 失去镇静
- He lost his composure when he heard the news.听到这个消息时他失去了镇静。
- regain one's composure
- 恢复镇静
- After a moment of panic, she regained her composure.恐慌了片刻之后，她恢复了镇静。
- maintain composure
- 保持沉稳
- It is important to maintain composure under pressure.在压力下保持沉稳很重要。
- with composure
- 沉着地
- She faced the audience with composure.她沉着地面对观众。
- composure under pressure
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 compose（使镇定）联想：compose oneself 是镇定下来，加 -ure 变成名词，即沉着冷静。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式演讲或书面报道、高压或突发场合 「composure」通常指在压力或混乱中保持的镇定，多用于正式或书面语境；日常口语中更常说 calm 或 keep calm。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真实押韵词：closure、exposure、disclosure、enclosure 和 composure 一样，结尾都是 /-əʊʒə/（重读元音 + /ʒə/）。measure 的结尾也是 /ʒə/，但它读 /ˈmeʒə/，重读元音是 /e/，所以并不押韵；它和 composure 一样把 -sure 读成 /ʒə/。composer 是形近异音词：它与 composure 共享开头的 compos-，但词尾读 /zə/（/kəmˈpəʊzə/），不要读成 /ʒə/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.