| 单词 | equipoise |
| 释义 | equipoise (once / 13808 pages) n Looking for a really fancy way to say "balance" or "equilibrium"? Then stand up straight and try equipoise on for size. When broken down into its etymological parts, equipoise is simply equi, meaning "equal," plus "poise." Equal poise: a balance of weight, forces or interests. So tight-rope walkers have excellent equipoise, as do balance beam gymnasts. And when the U.S. Senate is made up of half Republicans, half Democrats? There should be some equipoise of power, but that usually just leads to stalemate. WORD FAMILYequipoise: equipoised, equipoises USAGE EXAMPLESThe sport of the long season requires emotional equipoise, a continuous combination of concentration and relaxation. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) The back nine of Augusta on a Sunday required Spieth to find the equipoise between two warring impulses, to be aggressive and to be conservative. Washington Post(Apr 11, 2016) It’s also safe to assume that Chuck McGill will try hard to make Jimmy’s equipoise impossible. New York Times(Feb 22, 2016) n equality of distribution Syn|Hypo|Hyper balance, counterbalance, equilibrium conformation a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing proportion, symmetrybalance among the parts of something construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts |
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