The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership.是什么意思？

The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership.

领导层坦然地接受了失败。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

defeat

vt. 击败，战胜，挫败，[法]宣告无效，作废；n. 战胜，失败，[法]废除；

例句
...the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588.
西班牙无敌舰队1588年的战败

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

taken

v. 拿( take的过去分词)，接受，取得；

例句
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

equanimity

n. 平和，镇静；

例句
The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership.
领导层坦然地接受了失败。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

leadership

n. 领导，领导的才能或能力，一群领导者，带路，指引；

例句
The calls for reform come as intense debate continues among the leadership over the next five-year economic plan...
领导层继续在为下一个五年经济计划激烈争论之际，有人发出了改革的呼声。