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词汇 peaceable
释义 peaceable
adjective
uk /ˈpiː.sə.bəl/ us /ˈpiː.sə.bəl/
without violence; peaceful: 和平的;太平的
They believe only in peaceable, non-violent protest.他们只信奉和平、非暴力的抗议。
avoiding arguments: 息事宁人的,避免争吵的
a peaceable person不爱争吵的人
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Peaceful and tranquil
balm
beatitude
consonance
coolness
dust
low-traffic
lull
non-militant
peaceably
quieten
restfully
restfulness
sequestered
sleepiness
sleepy
soothing
the calm before the stormidiom
the dust settlesidiom
the lull before the stormidiom
unwarlike

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Peace
Patient and uncomplaining

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peaceably

peaceable | American Dictionary


peaceable
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈpi·sə·bəl/

peaceableadjective[not gradable] (NO VIOLENCE)


not liking or involving fighting or argument:
The group supports peaceable, nonviolent protest.

peaceably


adverbus/ˈpi·sə·bli/

Examples of peaceable


peaceable
Like them he believed that global capitalism was basically peaceable.
The peaceable kingdom of the beasts is, as usual, a theatrical scene created by a man.
Right now he is still friendly and peaceable, but she knows to a statistical certainty that within seconds things are going to change.
I'm a peaceable man, and don't fight duels, except at table.
The men gain an authority through their pugnacity that is similar to the women's authority gained by being peaceable.
However, even if there are some cases of peaceable peoples who rarely feel mutual hostility, they are not easy to find.
In addition, we can see that sound has been used in related ways in more peaceable times.
Neither self-evidence nor self-interest could compel unenlightened governments and/ or their unenlightened subjects to square conduct with, for example, the natural necessity to form a peaceable society.
Peaceable passers-by, who wanted to celebrate 1956 peacefully, were not allowed to do so.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
What fate awaits this always peaceable minority?
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No further development would be necessary, and all our atomic manpower, brainpower and material could go into peaceable energy.
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We must not consider that elections will always be as peaceable and as peacefully conducted as those in which we have been engaged recently.
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Admittedly the interview was perfectly friendly and perfectly peaceable.
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She is peaceable by nature, and she is peaceable in her own interests.
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They are a peaceable, kindly, friendly people desperately allergic to war.
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