re·pose
noun/rɪˈpəʊz/
/rɪˈpəʊz/
[uncountable] (literary)- a state of rest, sleep or feeling calm
休息;睡眠;平静;镇静 - She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.
她走到外面寻求片刻的休息。 - In repose, his face was sad.
休息时,他的脸色悲伤。 - The first rays of morning sun disturbed their repose.
清晨的第一缕阳光打破了他们的安宁。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French repos (noun), reposer (verb), from late Latin repausare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pausare ‘to pause’. - She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.