Composure is the state of feeling calm, or at least seeming calm, especially when something goes wrong. People keep their composure, lose their composure, or try to recover it after a shock.

Composure is the state of feeling calm, or at least seeming calm composure 是一種感覺鎮定、或至少看起來鎮定的狀態, especially when something goes wrong尤其是在出狀況的時候。People keep their composure, lose their composure, or try to recover it after a shock人們會「保持鎮定」、「失去鎮定」，或是在受到驚嚇後試著「恢復鎮定」。

It is not a scientific word, but it is a little formal: in a chat a friend might just say “Stay calm.” Though actually it is as much about the face you show as the feeling inside. A person can be frightened and still hold their composure — voice steady, hands still.

It is not a scientific word這不是一個科學用字, but it is a little formal不過有點正式: in a chat a friend might just say "Stay calm."朋友聊天時可能只會說「Stay calm.」（冷靜點）。Though actually不過其實 it is as much about the face you show as the feeling inside它關乎你表現出來的樣子，不亞於你內心的感覺。A person can be frightened and still hold their composure一個人可以感到害怕，卻仍然保持鎮定──voice steady, hands still聲音穩定、手也不抖。

The matching adjective is composed, meaning calm in that same outward way. It comes from composing yourself: gathering the parts of you back into order.

The matching adjective相對應的形容詞 is composed是 composed, meaning calm in that same outward way同樣是指那種表現在外的鎮定。It comes from它源自 composing yourself把自己「composing」（整理）好: gathering the parts of you back into order把自己的各個部分重新收攏、恢復秩序。