repose
noun /rɪˈpəʊz/
/rɪˈpəʊz/
[uncountable] (literary)- a state of rest, sleep or feeling calm
休息;睡眠;平静;镇静 - She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.
她出去找了一会儿休息。 - In repose, his face was sad.
在休息时,他的脸很悲伤。 - The first rays of morning sun disturbed their repose.
清晨的第一缕阳光扰乱了他们的休息。
词源late Middle English: from Old French repos (noun), reposer (verb), from late Latin repausare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pausare ‘to pause’. - She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.