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collected

UK //kəˈlɛktɪd//US //kəˈlɛktɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'collectus',是 'colligere' 的过去分词,意为'聚集在一起'。14世纪通过古法语 'collecter' 进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容人冷静、镇定,能够控制自己的情绪,不轻易慌乱或紧张。

“She remained collected during the crisis.”

(她在危机中保持冷静。)

“He gave a collected response to the difficult question.”

(他对这个难题给出了镇定的回答。)

同义词:calm, composed, self-possessed, unruffled, poised

verb

❶ 过去分词形式,表示收集、聚集或积累的行为已经完成。

“He has collected many rare stamps over the years.”

(多年来他收集了许多稀有邮票。)

“The data was collected from various sources.”

(这些数据是从多个来源收集的。)

同义词:gathered, accumulated, assembled, amassed, compiled

常见短语

collected works — 指某位作家或艺术家的全部或精选作品集,通常以书籍形式出版。

“The library has a complete set of Shakespeare's collected works.”

(图书馆有一套完整的莎士比亚作品集。)

collected edition — 指将某位作者的多部作品汇编成册的出版物版本。

“This collected edition includes all of Hemingway's novels.”

(这本合集包含了海明威的所有小说。)