poise

1. N-UNCOUNT If someone has poise, they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. 镇定; 镇静

What amazed him even more than her appearance was her poise. 比她的长相更让他惊讶的是她的沉着镇定。

2. V to be or cause to be balanced or suspended (使)平衡; (使)悬着

3. N the cgs unit of viscosity; the viscosity of a fluid in which a tangential force of 1 dyne per square centimetre maintains a difference in velocity of 1 centimetre per second between two parallel planes 1 centimetre apart. It is equivalent to 0.1 newton second per square metre 泊(粘度单位) ( symbol: P)