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Repose Freedom State Rest Latin Rɪ'Poʊz Interrupted Sudden

Front repose
Pron [rɪ'poʊz]
Back 【REPOSE】
His brief repose was interrupted by her sudden arrival.
他短暂的休息被她的突然出现干扰了。
【重点词汇】
repose n. 休息, 睡眠 反: work
Vocab
reposefreedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

Repose is a formal or literary term used to mean the act of resting, or the state of being at rest. Repose is also a state of mind: freedom from worry.

As a verb, repose means to rest or relax, or to rest on something for support: There she was, reposing on the front porch. The verb is from Middle English, from Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausāre "to cause to rest," from the Latin prefix re- "again" plus pausāre "to rest."

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