repose

🇬🇧/rɪˈpəʊz/ 🇺🇸/rɪˈpoʊz/VCE📚 20271GRE
Repose is a state in which you are resting and feeling calm. 休憩; 安宁

noun [抽象名词]休息;睡眠;静止

He had a still, almost blank face in repose.
他休息时面部平静,几乎毫无表情。

verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 使休息;寄托于

I prayed for the repose of his soul.
我祈祷愿他安息。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 休息;座落;长眠;依靠;静卧;建立于

After some seconds of repose she set out again.
休息了几秒钟后,她再走。

re- 表示"回","向后,相反,不"、"再,重新,重复"、"相反,反对"(名词或动词前面)repose 休息;躺下(re+plse 放→入下〔工作〕→休息)
-pos- Pos, posit=put, 表示“放”"repose n. 休息;睡眠(re 再+pose→再放下[工作]→休息)
re(重新) + pos(放) + e → 重新(将身体)放下去 → 躺下去(睡觉) → 休息
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