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单词 aplomb
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aplomb

(əplɒm)
uncountable noun [usu with N]
If you do something with aplomb, you do it with confidence in a relaxed way.
[formal]
The whole cast executed the production with truly professional aplomb.
Synonyms: self-possession, confidence, stability, self-confidence More Synonyms of aplomb

aplomb in British English

(əˈplɒm)
noun
equanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession
Word origin
C18: from French: rectitude, uprightness, from à plomb according to the plumb line, vertically

aplomb in American English

(əˈplɑm; əˈplʌm)
noun
self-possession; assurance; poise
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈconfidence
Word origin
Fr, lit., perpendicularity, equilibrium < à, to + plomb, the metal lead: see plumb

Examples of 'aplomb' in a sentence
aplomb

She performed the task with great aplomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Kept cool to take his winner with great aplomb.
The Sun (2011)
He did not pull off this task with quite so much aplomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He carried his weight with considerable aplomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
With his usual aplomb he accepted the package graciously and set off on his motorbike for the party.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet she pulls it off with great aplomb and presents the nation's men with a dilemma.
The Sun (2008)
The hotel is fairly recent but its architecture and furniture continue the Modernist manner with great aplomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He dealt with the match, and the entire day, with great aplomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You are them - because they dealt with great terror with aplomb, and they were alive in the final reel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A model of the modern Russian ballerina, she can handle contemporary and classical styles with equal aplomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Word lists with
aplomb

ballet

(noun) 
Definition
calm self-possession
The cast executed the production with professional aplomb.
Synonyms
self-possession
She found her customary self-possession had deserted her.
confidence
She always thinks the worst of herself and has no confidence whatsoever.
stability
self-confidence
Richard's self-confidence is growing steadily.
composure
Stopping briefly to regain her composure, she described her ordeal.
poise
It took a moment for Mark to recover his poise.
coolness
They praised him for his coolness under pressure.
calmness
She faced her ordeal with admirable calmness.
equanimity
He faced his defeat with equanimity.
balance
a balance of mind
self-assurance
They had confidence and self-assurance.
sang-froid
He behaves throughout with a certain sang-froid.
level-headedness
Opposites
confusion
,
embarrassment
,
chagrin
,
self-consciousness
,
awkwardness
,
discomfiture
,
discomposure

Additional synonyms

in the sense of balance
Definition
stability of mind or body
a balance of mind
Synonyms
composure,
stability,
restraint,
self-control,
poise,
self-discipline,
coolness,
calmness,
equanimity,
self-restraint,
steadiness,
self-possession,
self-mastery,
strength of mind or will
in the sense of calmness
She faced her ordeal with admirable calmness.
Synonyms
coolness,
cool (slang),
composure,
poise,
equanimity,
sang-froid,
self-possession,
dispassion,
impassivity,
imperturbability
in the sense of composure
Definition
the state of being calm or unworried
Stopping briefly to regain her composure, she described her ordeal.
Synonyms
calmness,
calm,
poise,
self-possession,
cool (slang),
ease,
dignity,
serenity,
tranquillity,
coolness,
aplomb,
equanimity,
self-assurance,
sang-froid,
placidity,
imperturbability,
collectedness,
sedateness

Nearby words of
aplomb

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