composure
/icons/point.icon EQUANIMITY, COMPOSURE, SANGFROID mean evenness of mind under stress.
EQUANIMITY suggests a habit of mind that is only rarely disturbed under great strain.
e.g. accepted her troubles with equanimity
COMPOSURE implies the controlling of emotional or mental agitation by an effort of will or as a matter of habit.
e.g. maintaining his composure even under hostile questioning
SANGFROID implies great coolness and steadiness under strain.
e.g. handled the situation with professional sangfroid
noun
the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself:
沈着, 平静(calmness); 落ち着いた態度
e.g. she was struggling to regain her composure.
ORIGIN
late 16th century (in the sense ‘composing, composition’): from compose + -ure.