collected
翻译
镇静的, 沉着的
例句
She remained calm and collected during the emergency.
在紧急情况下,她保持了冷静和镇定。
He gave a very collected and clear answer.
他给出了一个非常镇定和清晰的回答。
语法模式
((to be)) collected 保持镇静,沉着。 Despite the pressure, the speaker was very collected.
近义词
同义词:composed, calm, self-possessed; 反义词:agitated, flustered, panicked
词源
来自“collect”的过去分词,意为“聚集在一起”。其引申义是一个人的思绪是“聚集的”,而不是分散的。
记忆技巧
想象一个人“收集”了自己所有的思绪和情感,因此他能保持冷静和自控。