| 释义 |
collectedness|kəˈlɛktɪdnɪs|
[See -ness.]
1. lit. State of being gathered together; compactness. rare.
1647H. More Song of Soul iii. iii. xvii, Sith the soul is of such subtlety, And close collectednesse, indispersion. 1873Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue §252 The muscular collectedness of such a sentence as Beati mundo corde.
2. fig. State of having the faculties under control and in order; composure, self-possession, calmness.
1789T. Jefferson Writ. (1859) II. 580 The coolness and collectedness of some of their leaders. 1865M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iii. 93 Devout collectedness of soul. 1871Holme Lee Miss Barrington I. vii. 97 How little leisure there is for collectedness and thought. |