Definition of aplomb in English:

aplomb

noun əˈplɒm

mass noun

Self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
（尤指在严峻的形势下）泰然自若，沉着，处变不惊
Diana passed the test with aplomb
戴安娜沉着地通过了考试。
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the heartache James must be feeling, he's still dancing with aplomb.
- The ensemble cast is bold and enthusiastic, and carries off the accents required of the script with great aplomb.
- The Laois girls captured the honours with some degree of aplomb and assurance.
- The striker, making his debut, put the spot kick away with aplomb.
- The film, however, is a celebration of marching through all these obstacles with aplomb.
- He handles the adult characters with equal aplomb, perfectly capturing their ignorance at what their children get up to.
- It is a film that attempts to succeed on two different levels, and manages it with aplomb on both.
- It does need, rather urgently, actors who can pull off action, romance and comedy with equal aplomb.
- Everything else the press could throw at her was batted back with aplomb.
- She handles suspicious cops, docile family lawyers and an ex - army pal of her husband with aplomb.
- Plus, I think I could carry off navy and luminous yellow with aplomb.
- He went on converting everything, most of them from the most difficult angles with a nerve and aplomb which was simply icy.
- He converted the penalty with aplomb to settle his nerves and give the home side the start they wanted.
- He had his lines worked out in advance and he delivered them with aplomb to each and every microphone shoved his way.
- Once you get it moving on a motorway, though, it buzzes along with aplomb.
- Oozing confidence and poise, the young models walked the ramp with admirable aplomb, in step with music.
- My girls looked a picture as flower girls and performed their roles with aplomb.
- The English are here and they have announced their arrival in the Portuguese capital with typically jingoistic aplomb.
- Wherever required, women salespersons are executing their tasks with aplomb.
- They are sauteing garlic and onion and chopping tomatoes and chillies with aplomb that would shame a sous-chef in Bombay.
Synonyms
poise, self-assurance, assurance, self-possession, self-confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, presence of mind, level-headedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity, nerve, nonchalance
French savoir faire, savoir vivre
informal cool, unflappability

Origin

Late 18th century (in the sense 'perpendicularity, steadiness'): from French, from à plomb 'according to a plumb line'.

plumb from Middle English:
You can say that something which is not quite perpendicular is out of plumb. This draws on the original meaning of plumb, a ball of lead attached to a string to determine a vertical line, or a plumb line. Another early use was as a term for a sounding lead used for measuring the depth of water. To plumb a body of water was to measure its depth in this way, and is the source of the phrase plumb the depths. The source of plumb is Latin plumbum ‘lead’, also the root of plumber. Medieval plumbers dealt in and worked with lead, and it was not until the 19th century that the word was applied solely to people trained in fitting and repairing water pipes, which were initially all made of lead. The Latin word plumbum is also the basis of plummet, which came into medieval English from Old French and then referred to a plumb line. The use of plummet as a verb meaning ‘to drop straight down rapidly, to plunge’ is more recent, first recorded in the 1850s. An early use of the verb was ‘to let a vertical line fall by means of a plummet’, and the modern sense developed from this. To do something with aplomb (late 18th century) comes from the French phrase à plomb, ‘straight as a plumb line’. Plunge (Late Middle English) also comes from plumbum, this time via Old French plungier ‘to thrust down’. The phrase take the plunge dates from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

bomb, bombe, CD-ROM, dom, from, glom, mom, pom, prom, Rom, shalom, Somme, therefrom, Thom, tom, wherefrom

Definition of aplomb in US English:

aplomb

noun

Self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
（尤指在严峻的形势下）泰然自若，沉着，处变不惊
Diana passed the test with aplomb
戴安娜沉着地通过了考试。
Example sentencesExamples
- The film, however, is a celebration of marching through all these obstacles with aplomb.
- She handles suspicious cops, docile family lawyers and an ex - army pal of her husband with aplomb.
- They are sauteing garlic and onion and chopping tomatoes and chillies with aplomb that would shame a sous-chef in Bombay.
- Despite the heartache James must be feeling, he's still dancing with aplomb.
- He had his lines worked out in advance and he delivered them with aplomb to each and every microphone shoved his way.
- The striker, making his debut, put the spot kick away with aplomb.
- The Laois girls captured the honours with some degree of aplomb and assurance.
- Once you get it moving on a motorway, though, it buzzes along with aplomb.
- Plus, I think I could carry off navy and luminous yellow with aplomb.
- It does need, rather urgently, actors who can pull off action, romance and comedy with equal aplomb.
- Wherever required, women salespersons are executing their tasks with aplomb.
- He handles the adult characters with equal aplomb, perfectly capturing their ignorance at what their children get up to.
- The English are here and they have announced their arrival in the Portuguese capital with typically jingoistic aplomb.
- It is a film that attempts to succeed on two different levels, and manages it with aplomb on both.
- My girls looked a picture as flower girls and performed their roles with aplomb.
- He converted the penalty with aplomb to settle his nerves and give the home side the start they wanted.
- The ensemble cast is bold and enthusiastic, and carries off the accents required of the script with great aplomb.
- Everything else the press could throw at her was batted back with aplomb.
- He went on converting everything, most of them from the most difficult angles with a nerve and aplomb which was simply icy.
- Oozing confidence and poise, the young models walked the ramp with admirable aplomb, in step with music.
Synonyms
poise, self-assurance, assurance, self-possession, self-confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, presence of mind, level-headedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity, nerve, nonchalance

Origin

Late 18th century (in the sense ‘perpendicularity, steadiness’): from French, from à plomb ‘according to a plumb line’.

单词	aplomb
释义	Definition of aplomb in English: aplomb noun əˈplɒm mass noun Self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation. （尤指在严峻的形势下）泰然自若，沉着，处变不惊 Diana passed the test with aplomb 戴安娜沉着地通过了考试。 Example sentencesExamples Despite the heartache James must be feeling, he's still dancing with aplomb. The ensemble cast is bold and enthusiastic, and carries off the accents required of the script with great aplomb. The Laois girls captured the honours with some degree of aplomb and assurance. The striker, making his debut, put the spot kick away with aplomb. The film, however, is a celebration of marching through all these obstacles with aplomb. He handles the adult characters with equal aplomb, perfectly capturing their ignorance at what their children get up to. It is a film that attempts to succeed on two different levels, and manages it with aplomb on both. It does need, rather urgently, actors who can pull off action, romance and comedy with equal aplomb. Everything else the press could throw at her was batted back with aplomb. She handles suspicious cops, docile family lawyers and an ex - army pal of her husband with aplomb. Plus, I think I could carry off navy and luminous yellow with aplomb. He went on converting everything, most of them from the most difficult angles with a nerve and aplomb which was simply icy. He converted the penalty with aplomb to settle his nerves and give the home side the start they wanted. He had his lines worked out in advance and he delivered them with aplomb to each and every microphone shoved his way. Once you get it moving on a motorway, though, it buzzes along with aplomb. Oozing confidence and poise, the young models walked the ramp with admirable aplomb, in step with music. My girls looked a picture as flower girls and performed their roles with aplomb. The English are here and they have announced their arrival in the Portuguese capital with typically jingoistic aplomb. Wherever required, women salespersons are executing their tasks with aplomb. They are sauteing garlic and onion and chopping tomatoes and chillies with aplomb that would shame a sous-chef in Bombay. Synonyms poise, self-assurance, assurance, self-possession, self-confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, presence of mind, level-headedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity, nerve, nonchalance French savoir faire, savoir vivre informal cool, unflappability Origin Late 18th century (in the sense 'perpendicularity, steadiness'): from French, from à plomb 'according to a plumb line'. plumb from Middle English: You can say that something which is not quite perpendicular is out of plumb. This draws on the original meaning of plumb, a ball of lead attached to a string to determine a vertical line, or a plumb line. Another early use was as a term for a sounding lead used for measuring the depth of water. To plumb a body of water was to measure its depth in this way, and is the source of the phrase plumb the depths. The source of plumb is Latin plumbum ‘lead’, also the root of plumber. Medieval plumbers dealt in and worked with lead, and it was not until the 19th century that the word was applied solely to people trained in fitting and repairing water pipes, which were initially all made of lead. The Latin word plumbum is also the basis of plummet, which came into medieval English from Old French and then referred to a plumb line. The use of plummet as a verb meaning ‘to drop straight down rapidly, to plunge’ is more recent, first recorded in the 1850s. An early use of the verb was ‘to let a vertical line fall by means of a plummet’, and the modern sense developed from this. To do something with aplomb (late 18th century) comes from the French phrase à plomb, ‘straight as a plumb line’. Plunge (Late Middle English) also comes from plumbum, this time via Old French plungier ‘to thrust down’. The phrase take the plunge dates from the mid 19th century. Rhymes bomb, bombe, CD-ROM, dom, from, glom, mom, pom, prom, Rom, shalom, Somme, therefrom, Thom, tom, wherefrom Definition of aplomb in US English: aplomb noun Self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation. （尤指在严峻的形势下）泰然自若，沉着，处变不惊 Diana passed the test with aplomb 戴安娜沉着地通过了考试。 Example sentencesExamples The film, however, is a celebration of marching through all these obstacles with aplomb. She handles suspicious cops, docile family lawyers and an ex - army pal of her husband with aplomb. They are sauteing garlic and onion and chopping tomatoes and chillies with aplomb that would shame a sous-chef in Bombay. Despite the heartache James must be feeling, he's still dancing with aplomb. He had his lines worked out in advance and he delivered them with aplomb to each and every microphone shoved his way. The striker, making his debut, put the spot kick away with aplomb. The Laois girls captured the honours with some degree of aplomb and assurance. Once you get it moving on a motorway, though, it buzzes along with aplomb. Plus, I think I could carry off navy and luminous yellow with aplomb. It does need, rather urgently, actors who can pull off action, romance and comedy with equal aplomb. Wherever required, women salespersons are executing their tasks with aplomb. He handles the adult characters with equal aplomb, perfectly capturing their ignorance at what their children get up to. The English are here and they have announced their arrival in the Portuguese capital with typically jingoistic aplomb. It is a film that attempts to succeed on two different levels, and manages it with aplomb on both. My girls looked a picture as flower girls and performed their roles with aplomb. He converted the penalty with aplomb to settle his nerves and give the home side the start they wanted. The ensemble cast is bold and enthusiastic, and carries off the accents required of the script with great aplomb. Everything else the press could throw at her was batted back with aplomb. He went on converting everything, most of them from the most difficult angles with a nerve and aplomb which was simply icy. Oozing confidence and poise, the young models walked the ramp with admirable aplomb, in step with music. Synonyms poise, self-assurance, assurance, self-possession, self-confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, presence of mind, level-headedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity, nerve, nonchalance Origin Late 18th century (in the sense ‘perpendicularity, steadiness’): from French, from à plomb ‘according to a plumb line’.
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