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equanimity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++eq·ua·nim·i·ty /ˌiːkwəˈnɪməti, ˌekwə-/ noun [uncountable]  formalCALM calmness in the way that you react to things, which means that you do not become upset or annoyed 〔对某事反应的〕平和,镇静,沉着 He received the news with surprising equanimity. 他得到消息时显得异常镇静。
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equanimityJennifer explains this with an equanimity that characterises her.He had a kind of gentleness and equanimity.This apparent equanimity, however, is belied by evidence that health and health care are major concerns of older people.She supposed it gave him his equanimity.In time, she attained, if not virtue, a modicum of equanimity.Lying in clouds of scent in the sunken tub filled to the brim, that streak of equanimity she had asserted itself.Hess, however, took it with equanimity, and laughed at Edward's own unease.His parents took the news with equanimity.
Origin equanimity (1600-1700) Latin aequanimitas, from aequo animo with level mind
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equanimity
equanimity /ˌiːkwəˈnɪməti, ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪti, ˌekwə-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: aequanimitas, from aequo animo 'with level mind'
formal calmness in the way that you react to things, which means that you do not become upset or annoyed:
    He received the news with surprising equanimity.


equa·nim·ityBrE /ˌekwəˈnɪməti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌekwəˈnɪməti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) a calm state of mind which means that you do not become angry or upset, especially in difficult situations (尤指处于困境时的)镇静,沉着,冷静She accepted the prospect of her operation with equanimity. 她心情平静地接受了动手术的可能性。🔊🔊