imperturbable
UK/,ɪmpə'tɜːbəb(ə)l/US/.impә'tә:bәbl/
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Definitions
adj.
Unable to be upset or excited; calm under any pressure
沉着冷静的，泰然自若的（任何压力下都不为所动）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedim-not, opposite of
+
perturbthrough, thoroughly
+
-abledisturb, confuse, crowd
=imperturbable
im- (not) + perturb (thoroughly disturb) + -able (able to be) = unable to be stirred up. Where the rest of the turb family is about chaos, this word is its opposite: a person so steady that nothing can rattle them.
Common Collocations
- 1.imperturbable calm沉着冷静
- 2.remain imperturbable保持沉着
Example Sentences
- 1.
The captain stayed imperturbable even as the storm worsened.
- 2.
Her imperturbable manner reassured the nervous patients.