aplomb

n. 沉着；垂直；泰然自若

中文词源

aplomb 沉着

来自短语on plomb, 同plumb, 铅垂线。指沉着如铅垂线。

aplomb: aplomb: [18] Originally, aplomb meant literally ‘quality of being perpendicular’. It was borrowed from French, where it was a lexicalization of the phrase à plomb ‘according to the plumb line’ (plomb came from Latin plumbum ‘lead’, also the ultimate source of English plumb, plumber, plumbago, and plummet). The notion of ‘uprightness’ gave rise in the 19th century to the metaphorical sense ‘composure’.
=> plumb, plumber, plummet
aplomb (n.): "assurance, confidence," 1828, from French aplomb (16c.), literally "perpendicularity," from phrase à plomb "poised upright, balanced," literally "on the plumb line," from Latin plumbum "(the metal) lead" (see plumb (n.)), of which the weight at the end of the line was made.

plumbum 铅。 plumb 铅锤,垂直的。 aplomb 沉着,泰然自若,垂直。前缀a可以看作是加强语气,也可以看作'of,at,to' -plomb- = plumb 铅锤.

1. The whole cast executed the production with truly professional aplomb.: 全体演职人员以一种真正的专业精神，从容不迫地开始了影片的制作。