Coolness
['kulnəs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) fearless self-possession in the face of danger.
(noun.) calm and unruffled self-assurance; 'he performed with all the coolness of a veteran'.
編輯:梅森--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.
(n.) Calm impudence; self-possession.
錄入:洛根
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Coldness, indifference, self-possession, distance, calmness
ANT:Heat, ardor, eagerness, passion, excitement, warmth, heartiness
手打:罗纳德
例句/造句/用法:
- With perfect coolness Holmes slipped across to the safe, filled his two arms with bundles of letters, and poured them all into the fire. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- She lured me to leave this den and follow her forth into dew, coolness, and glory. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- There had been a coolness between myself and Small on account of his being so close. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He is possessed of excellent judgment, great coolness and honesty, but he is not good on a pursuit. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- What with his coolness and his soldierly bearing, he looked far more like the prison guard. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- There was a coolness about all this, which, to a gentleman of an excitable temperament, had, under the circumstances, rather an exasperating tendency. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- He floundered in his conversation with the ladies, his neighbours: George's coolness only rendering him more angry. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She spoke with coolness. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- No--excuse me--I shall not, said Sir James, with more coolness. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I bared my head to the rushing wind, which bathed my brow in delightful coolness. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- My feelings are profound; but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- I was not dreaming, I said, with some warmth, for her brazen coolness provoked me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I feel gratefully the coolness and shadiness and quiet of the room. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- As for me, I took it with entire coolness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- And yet a coolness grows between Miss Shepherd and myself. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
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