aplomb 的詞源
aplomb(n.)
"自信心所帶來的保證",1828年,源自法語 aplomb "自我掌控",字面意思爲"垂直"(16世紀),來自短語 à plomb "豎直平衡",在詞源上是"在鉛錘線上",來自拉丁語 plumbum "(金屬)鉛"(參見 plumb(n.)),線末端的重量就是由鉛製成的。
The staple figure in novels is the man of aplomb, who sits, among the young aspirants and desperates, quite sure and compact, and, never sharing their affections or debilities, hurls his word like a bullet when occasion requires, knows his way, and carries his points. They may scream or applaud, he is never engaged or heated. Napoleon is the type of this class in modern history ; Byron's heroes in poetry. [Emerson, "Social Aims," 1875]
小說中的主要人物是那些有 aplomb 的人,他們坐在年輕的有志者和絕望者中間,非常自信和緊湊,從不分享他們的感情或弱點,需要時像子彈一樣發出他的話語,知道自己的路,達成他的目標。他們可能會尖叫或鼓掌,但他從不參與或激動。拿破崙是現代歷史上這一類人的代表人物; 拜倫的英雄則是詩歌中的代表。[愛默生,《社會目標》,1875年]
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