(n.) 镇定;沉着;从容不迫(尤指在压力或突发状况下保持冷静与自制的状态)。
(该词较少用,更常见表达是 composure / calmness / self-possession。)
/kəˈlɛktɪdnəs/
She answered with remarkable collectedness.
她回答得异常镇定。
In the middle of the crisis, his collectedness helped the whole team think clearly and act quickly.
在危机之中,他的沉着帮助整个团队保持清醒思考并迅速行动。
collectedness 由 collected(“镇定的;不慌不忙的”)+ 名词后缀 -ness(表示“……的状态/性质”)构成。collected 的更早来源与拉丁语 colligere(“聚集;收拢”)有关,语义上从“把思绪/情绪收拢起来”引申为“沉着、冷静”。