collected

/kə'lektid/

Thân thiện

The librarian kept the collected works of the poet on a special shelf.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Calm and in control of one's emotions: Being "collected" means maintaining composure, self-possession, and mental steadiness, especially in stressful situations.
   • Gathered together: "Collected" describes things that have been assembled, accumulated, or brought together into one place or group.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Calm and in control):
  • She remained collected during the crisis, calmly giving instructions to her team.
  • Despite the intense questioning, the defendant appeared remarkably collected.
• Adjective (Gathered together):
  • The library holds the collected letters of the famous author.
  • He published his collected poems in a single volume.

Advanced Usage

• "To be/remain collected": To stay calm and composed.
  • A good leader must be collected under pressure.
• "Collected works/edition": A complete set of an author's or artist's works published together.
  • Scholars often refer to the collected works of Shakespeare.

Variants and Related Words

• Collect (verb): To bring or gather together; to regain control of (oneself).
  • Please collect the assignments.
  • He took a moment to collect his thoughts before speaking.
• Collection (noun): A group of objects or works gathered together.
  • She has an impressive collection of rare stamps.
• Collective (adjective): Done by or belonging to a group of people; shared.
  • The decision was a collective effort.

Synonyms

• Composed: Calm and self-controlled.
• Poised: Having a composed and self-assured manner.
• Assembled: Brought or gathered together.
• Accumulated: Gathered or acquired over time.

Antonyms

• Agitated: Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
• Disorganized: Not properly planned or arranged.
• Scattered: Spread or thrown about over a wide area.

Related Phrases

• To keep one's cool: An informal idiom similar to remaining collected.
  • Even when the computer crashed, she kept her cool.
• To gather one's wits: To make an effort to become calm and think clearly.
  • After the shock, he needed a minute to gather his wits.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. in full control of your faculties
   • the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
   • perfectly poised and sure of himself
   • more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
   • strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble
2. brought together in one place
   • the collected works of Milton
   • the gathered folds of the skirt

Từ đồng nghĩa

• equanimous
• poised
• self-collected
• self-contained
• self-possessed
• gathered