placid

英 [ˈplæsɪd]

美 [ˈplæsɪd]

adj.  温和的; 平和的; 文静的; 平静的; 宁静的; 安静的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14747 / COCA.12548

牛津词典

adj.

• 温和的；平和的；文静的
  not easily excited or irritated
  1. a placid baby/horse
     安静的婴儿；驯良的马
• 平静的；宁静的；安静的
  calm and peaceful, with very little movement
  1. the placid waters of the lake
     平静的湖水

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 平和的；温和的
  Aplacidperson or animal is calm and does not easily become excited, angry, or upset.
  1. She was a placid child who rarely cried...
     她是个性情温和的孩子，很少哭闹。
  2. Marcus remained placid in the face of her outburst.
     马库斯面对她的发作保持平静。
• ADJ-GRADED 宁静的；平静的；安宁的
  Aplacidplace, area of water, or life is calm and peaceful.
  1. ...the placid waters of Lake Erie...
     伊利湖宁静的湖水
  2. He had been leading a placid life for the past eight years.
     他8年来一直过着平静的生活。

英英释义

adj

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  1. a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
  2. the quiet waters of a lagoon
  3. a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky
  4. a smooth channel crossing
  5. scarcely a ripple on the still water
  6. unruffled water
  Synonym:quietstilltranquilsmoothunruffled
• not easily irritated
  1. an equable temper
  2. not everyone shared his placid temperament
  3. remained placid despite the repeated delays
  Synonym:equableeven-temperedgood-tempered

双语例句

• He was a plump, placid boy with a philosophical approach to life.
  他是个胖乎乎的文静男孩，对生活的态度非常达观。
• The plantation clearings and miles of cotton fields smiled up to a warm sun, placid, complacent.
  尚待种植的空地和绵延数英里的棉花田微笑着袒露在阳光之中。
• She has a round sensual face. A change came over Cronshaw's placid round face.
  她有一张极富风情的圆脸。克朗肖的平静的圆脸一下子变了色。
• Switzerland is much too placid for my taste.
  瑞士太宁静了，不适合我的口味。
• I think a good listening of the person, she ( he) has to has a good patient and be placid.
  我觉得一个好的倾听者，她（他）必须具有好的耐心而且是平和的人。
• Along the lake's northern reaches, near the city of Wuxi, placid waters and misty hills captured the imagination of Chinese for hundreds of years.
  沿湖的北岸靠近无锡，平静的水面和烟雾笼罩的山是几百年来中国人的想像中的美好画面。
• His normally placid dog turned on him and bit him in the leg.
  他那条狗平日很温顺，这次突然发作咬了他的腿。
• It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vastlysea;
  它使你想起平静的溪流，缓缓地漫步在绿色的草地和舒适的树荫下，最后注入广阔的大海中。
• For the next two months, life in the village went its placid way.
  接下来的两个月，村中的生活一如既往的平静。
• The placid sunshine transformed in a moment into imperious angry fire.
  和煦的阳光瞬间变成了咄咄逼人的烈焰。