composture

发音

UK /kəmˈpɒst͡ʃə/
US /kəmˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/

词形变化

compostures 复数 compostures

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Compost, composted manure.

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  2. 2.

    Composition, makeup, formation.

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  3. 3.

    A kind of plaster.

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词源

Borrowed from Middle French composture (“compost”), from late Old French composture, possibly from Latin compositūra, compostūra (“composition”); equivalent to compost + -ure. Compare Portuguese compostura, Spanish compostura.

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