aplomb
/əˈplɒm/noun
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。
词源
late 18th cent. (in the sense 'perpendicularity, steadiness'): from French, from à plomb 'according to a plummet'.