calm
adj.(形容词)
calm.er,calm.est
Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
平稳的,无波的:几乎或完全不动的;未受干扰的:
例句:
the calm surface of the lake.
平静的湖面
Not excited or agitated; composed:
镇静的,沉着的:未激动或未激怒的;安定的:
例句:
The President was calm throughout the global crisis.
在这全球危机整个过程中,总统一直保持平静
n.(名词)
An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
静止:运动的消失或停止;静止
Serenity; tranquillity; peace.
宁静;平静;安宁
A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than mile (2 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale.
无风状态:无风或按蒲氏划分标准风速低于每小时英里(2公里)的状态
v.tr.intr.(及物动词和不及物动词)
calmed,calm.ing,calms
To make or become calm or quiet:
使平稳,使安静:使或变为平稳或安静:
例句:
A warm bath will calm you. After the storm, the air calmed.
洗个热水澡,会使你平静下来的。暴风雨之后,空气变得安静了
来源:
Middle English calme
中古英语 calme
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Old Italian calmo
源自 古意大利语 calmo
from Late Latin cauma [heat of the day, resting place in the heat of the day]
源自 后期拉丁语 cauma [白天的热量,在尚有白日余温的休息地方]
from Greek kauma [burning heat]
源自 希腊语 kauma [燃烧热]
from kaiein [to burn]
源自 kaiein [燃烧]
N., from Middle English calme
名词,源自 中古英语 calme
from Italian calma
源自 意大利语 calma
from Vulgar Latin *calma
源自 俗拉丁语 *calma
from Late Latin
源自 后期拉丁语
【引伸】
calm.ly
adv.(副词)
calm.ness
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>calm,tranquil,placid,serene,halcyon,peacefulThese adjectives denote absence of excitement or disturbance.
这些形容词表明没有激动兴奋或未被打扰。
Calm implies freedom from emotional agitation:
Calm 隐含远离情感冲动之意:
例句:
calm acceptance of the inevitable.
平静地接受这不可避免的事实。
Tranquil suggests a more enduring calm:
Tranquil 意味着一种更需忍耐的平静:
例句:
hoped for a more tranquil life in the country.
希求置身乡村的那种更为平静的生活。
Placid suggests a pleasant, often phlegmatic calm:
Placid 意味着一种愉快的、常是迟钝的平静:
例句:
.Not everyone shared his placid temperament.Several cursed the delays. (Samuel G. Freedman).
.并非每个人都象他那样迟钝地忍耐。好几个人诅咒这次的延误. (塞缪尔G·弗里德曼)。
Serene denotes a lofty, even spiritual repose:
Serene 表明一种高超的、甚至是高尚的镇静:
例句:
remained serene in the midst of turbulence.
在这沸沸扬扬中保持镇静。
Halcyon suggests happy tranquillity:
Halcyon 意味着一种愉快的宁静:
例句:
halcyon days of youth.
那愉快而宁静的年轻岁月。
Peaceful implies undisturbed serenity:
Peaceful 意指未被打破的镇静:
例句:
.I am . . . peaceful as old age tonight. (Robert Browning).
.今晚,我如步入老年那样平静. (罗伯特·勃朗宁)