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休息,睡眠,靜止使休息,寄託於休息,長眠,靜臥,座落,建立於,依靠

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Repose \Re*pose"\, n. [F. repos. See {Repose}, v.]
   1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.

            Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak.

   2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also,
      a composed manner or deportment.

   3. (Poetic) A rest; a pause.

   4. (Fine Arts) That harmony or moderation which affords rest
      for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of
      a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to
      anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want
      repose.

   {Angle of repose} (Physics), the inclination of a plane at
      which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or
      if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform
      velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth
      will stand when abandoned to themselves.

   Syn: Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness;
        tranquillity; peace.

Repose \Re*pose"\ (r[-e]*p[=o]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reposed}
   (-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reposing}.] [F. reposer; L. pref.
   re- re- + pausare to pause. See {Pause}, {Pose}, v.]
   1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to
      deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.]

            But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In
            this divine cave's bosom.             --Chapman.

            Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth .
            . . are left behind.                  --Woodward.

   2. To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose;
      to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a
      couch.

            All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop
            did present his majesty to the lords and commons.
                                                  --Fuller.

            After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied
            virtue.                               --Milton.

   3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.

            The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.
                                                  --Shak.

Repose \Re*pose"\, v. i.
   1. To lie at rest; to rest.

            Within a thicket I reposed.           --Chapman.

   2. Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety
      or alarms.

            It is upon these that the soul may repose. --I.
                                                  Taylor.

   3. To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.

   Syn: To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge;
        abide.

資料來源 : WordNet®

repose
     n 1: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
          "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: {rest}, {ease},
           {relaxation}]
     2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peacefulness},
         {peace of mind}, {serenity}, {heartsease}, {ataraxis}]
     3: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {quiet}, {placidity},
         {serenity}, {tranquillity}, {tranquility}]

repose
     v 1: put or confide something in a person or thing; "These
          philosophers reposed the law in the people"
     2: be inherent or innate in; [syn: {rest}, {reside}]
     3: lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
     4: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on
        the couch" [syn: {recumb}, {recline}]
     5: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
        "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: {lay}, {put
        down}]
     6: to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation
        reposed its confidence in the King"