poise
沉著；從容·平衡；優雅姿態·使保持平衡或懸停
分辨沉著、平衡與懸停
She would poise her pen above the page before writing.
寫字前，她會把筆懸停在紙上方。
義項
沉著C1noun沉著；從容
She answered every difficult question with confidence and poise.
她從容而自信地回答每個難題。
with poise
平衡C1noun平衡；優雅姿態
The dancer moved with poise across the small stage.
舞者姿態優雅、步伐平穩地走過小舞臺。
move with poise
使保持平衡或懸停C1verb使保持平衡或懸停
She would poise her pen above the page before writing.
寫字前，她會把筆懸停在紙上方。
poise a pen
片語
poised for action準備行動 →準備行動
grace and poise優雅從容 →優雅從容
你會不會這樣說？
Tom 上臺前很緊張，但開口後說得穩穩的、一點也不慌亂。這樣可以說他有 poise 嗎？（是／不是）
看答案
是
poise 指承受壓力仍沉著，他做到了。