poised

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action (Freq. 4)
- a gull in poised flight
- George's poised hammer
• Similar to:
balanced
2. in full control of your faculties
- the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
- perfectly poised and sure of himself
- more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
- strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble
• Syn:
collected, equanimous, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
• Similar to:
composed
• Derivationally related forms:
equanimity (for: equanimous)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  aplomb, assuredness, cool, sang-froid, balance, brace