It is not the position, but the disposition.
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n. 性情,性格;意向,倾向;安排,配置;<军>部署,战略(战术)计划;
💡 dis分开+posit放+ion名词后缀→分开放→安排;引申为人的喜好,心情 → 性情;安排
"to have a cheerful disposition"
性情开朗
近义:instruction, order, ordinance, resolution, resolve, determination
反义:countermand, aboulia, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence
n. 位置,方位;地位,职位;态度;状态;
vt. 安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队;
"Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position."
她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势.
近义:lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, post
反义:layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness