calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive way) and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body沉着,泰然自若;平衡
He looked embarrassed for a moment, then quickly regained his poise.他一时间显得尴尬,但很快又恢复了平静。
Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model.她的自信与镇定表明她是一个十分优秀的模特。
ADJECTIVE | VERB + POISEADJECTIVE➤natural自然的姿態◇the natural poise and balance of the body身體的自然姿態與平衡➤social社交場合上的鎮靜自若◇She never lost her social poise, however awkward the situation.不管場面有多尷尬,她從未在社交場上失態。➤extraordinary, great, remarkable, tremendous不尋常的/了不起的/引人注目的/驚人的風度VERB + POISE➤retain, show保持鎮定自若;顯示穩重◇He showed poise and maturity beyond his years.他表現出了超過他年齡的穩重和成熟。➤lose失態▸➤recover, regain恢復鎮定◇She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她猶豫片刻,但很快恢復了鎮靜。