英语词汇“poise”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

poise1

/pɔɪz

noun [mass noun]

1Graceful and elegant bearing in a person: poise and good deportment can be cultivated...

And now I knew the names of most of the foods set before me, spoke with elegance and poise, danced with grace, and could even say a few words in French and Italian!
Despite this, she was a ballet dancer who had the grace, poise, and elegance of an angel.
The prayer is nothing but an expression of these manifestations and, with graceful poise, combines all of them.

Synonyms

balance, equilibrium, control, grace, gracefulness, presence

1.1Composure and dignity of manner: at least he had a moment to think, to recover his poise...

By their physiques, thankfully the majority retain poise and dignity.
He descended to raucous and tasteless personal attacks on the Gandhis and generally showed little dignity, poise or gravitas.
I think the family has shown remarkable dignity and poise throughout this entire ordeal.

Synonyms

composure, equanimity, self-possession, aplomb, presence of mind, assurance, self-assurance, self-control, nerve, calmness, coolness, sangfroid, countenance, collectedness, serenity, dignity, imperturbability, suaveness, urbanity, elegance

informal cool, unflappability

2 archaic Balance; equilibrium: the balance has passed the point where the spring is in poise

verb

1Be or cause to be balanced or suspended: [no object]: he poised motionless on his toes [with object]: figurative the world was poised between peace and war...

‘We are at your service, madam,’ he said, poising his fingertips together above his stomach.
Yet, as we all know, popular art would be nowhere without the perpetual, inconclusive drama of crossing the line - poising at the edge of the abyss, sometimes pulling back, sometimes falling in.
‘Coming,’ I replied, poising myself at the edge of the stack.

Synonyms

balance, hold (oneself) steady, steady oneself, be suspended, hang suspended, remain motionless, hang in mid-air, hang, hover

1.1 (be poised) Be ready and prepared to do something: [with infinitive]: teachers are poised to resume their attack on government school tests...

Text messaging, a huge success for the mobile phone business, is now poised for take-off via fixed lines as well, with some intriguing implications.
Nikki was poised for several stressful weeks of preparation.
The incumbent platforms are not yet ready to fade away and we are now poised for a period when new equilibriums will be established.

Synonyms

position oneself, ready oneself, prepare oneself, brace oneself, get into position, gear oneself up, stand by;

balance, steady

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'weight'): from Old French pois, peis (noun), peser (verb), from an alteration of Latin pensum 'weight', from the verb pendere 'weigh'. From the early senses of 'weight' and 'measure of weight' arose the notion of 'equal weight, balance', leading to the extended senses 'composure' and 'elegant bearing'.

The word poise originally meant ‘weight’, and came via Old French pois from Latin pensum ‘a weight’. This gave rise to the idea of ‘equal weight, balance, equilibrium’, of something being equally weighted on both sides, from which developed in the late 18th century the modern senses of ‘composure’ and ‘elegant deportment’.

Rhymes

poise2

/pɔɪz

noun Physics

A unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the name of Jean L. M. Poiseuille (1799–1869), French physician.

单词	poise
释义	poise1 /pɔɪz / noun [mass noun] 1Graceful and elegant bearing in a person: poise and good deportment can be cultivated... And now I knew the names of most of the foods set before me, spoke with elegance and poise, danced with grace, and could even say a few words in French and Italian! Despite this, she was a ballet dancer who had the grace, poise, and elegance of an angel. The prayer is nothing but an expression of these manifestations and, with graceful poise, combines all of them. Synonyms balance, equilibrium, control, grace, gracefulness, presence 1.1Composure and dignity of manner: at least he had a moment to think, to recover his poise... By their physiques, thankfully the majority retain poise and dignity. He descended to raucous and tasteless personal attacks on the Gandhis and generally showed little dignity, poise or gravitas. I think the family has shown remarkable dignity and poise throughout this entire ordeal. Synonyms composure, equanimity, self-possession, aplomb, presence of mind, assurance, self-assurance, self-control, nerve, calmness, coolness, sangfroid, countenance, collectedness, serenity, dignity, imperturbability, suaveness, urbanity, elegance informal cool, unflappability 2 archaic Balance; equilibrium: the balance has passed the point where the spring is in poise verb 1Be or cause to be balanced or suspended: [no object]: he poised motionless on his toes [with object]: figurative the world was poised between peace and war... ‘We are at your service, madam,’ he said, poising his fingertips together above his stomach. Yet, as we all know, popular art would be nowhere without the perpetual, inconclusive drama of crossing the line - poising at the edge of the abyss, sometimes pulling back, sometimes falling in. ‘Coming,’ I replied, poising myself at the edge of the stack. Synonyms balance, hold (oneself) steady, steady oneself, be suspended, hang suspended, remain motionless, hang in mid-air, hang, hover 1.1 (be poised) Be ready and prepared to do something: [with infinitive]: teachers are poised to resume their attack on government school tests... Text messaging, a huge success for the mobile phone business, is now poised for take-off via fixed lines as well, with some intriguing implications. Nikki was poised for several stressful weeks of preparation. The incumbent platforms are not yet ready to fade away and we are now poised for a period when new equilibriums will be established. Synonyms position oneself, ready oneself, prepare oneself, brace oneself, get into position, gear oneself up, stand by; balance, steady Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'weight'): from Old French pois, peis (noun), peser (verb), from an alteration of Latin pensum 'weight', from the verb pendere 'weigh'. From the early senses of 'weight' and 'measure of weight' arose the notion of 'equal weight, balance', leading to the extended senses 'composure' and 'elegant bearing'. The word poise originally meant ‘weight’, and came via Old French pois from Latin pensum ‘a weight’. This gave rise to the idea of ‘equal weight, balance, equilibrium’, of something being equally weighted on both sides, from which developed in the late 18th century the modern senses of ‘composure’ and ‘elegant deportment’. Rhymes avoirdupois, noise poise2 /pɔɪz / noun Physics A unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid. Origin Early 20th century: from the name of Jean L. M. Poiseuille (1799–1869), French physician.
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