"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"
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用作形容词(adj.)
Susan married a man who appeared to be unemotional and self - possessed but who turned out to have a soft centre.苏珊嫁给了一个看起来冷漠有自制力的男人，可没想到他原来是一个软心肠呢。
