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placid

UK //ˈplæs.ɪd//US //ˈplæs.ɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'placidus'(意为平静的、温和的),17世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容人或事物平静、温和、不易激动,常用来描述水面、性格或氛围的安宁状态。

“The lake was placid under the morning sun.”

(晨光下的湖面平静无波。)

“She has a placid temperament and rarely gets angry.”

(她性情温和,很少发脾气。)

同义词:calm, serene, tranquil, peaceful, unruffled

常见短语

placid as a millpond — 形容极其平静的状态,尤指水面像磨坊旁的池塘般毫无波澜。

“After the storm passed, the sea became placid as a millpond.”

(暴风雨过后,海面平静得像磨坊旁的池塘。)