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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

风度

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēngdù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bearing/ˈbɛər.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他在危机中保持了从容的风度。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A machine part in which another part, such as an axle or shaft, turns or supports weight.

    "The conveyor belt failed because a ball bearing in the motor seized up."
  2. 2

    A person's manner of standing or conducting themselves, posture and deportment.

    "Despite the harsh interrogation, her calm bearing never wavered."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English verb 'beran', meaning 'to carry or support', stemming from Proto-Germanic *beran- and Indo-European *bher-. Over centuries, the noun evolved to encompass posture, mechanical components that support moving parts, and directional orientation in navigation.

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