词汇 | placid |
释义 | placid adjective uk /ˈplæs.ɪd/ us /ˈplæs.ɪd/ having a calm appearance or characteristics: 宁静的;平和的 a slow-moving and placid river平缓宁静的河流 the placid pace of village life乡村悠然的生活节奏 She was a very placid (= calm and not easily excited) child who slept all night and hardly ever cried.她是个非常安静的孩子,整晚上都睡觉,几乎不哭。 Synonyms calm equable even-temperedapproving Calm and relaxed (as) cool as a cucumberidiom at (your) leisureidiom be at peace with the worldidiom biddable calmly easy come, easy goidiom easy-going equilibrium fluidly free-flowing non-hysterical peaceably peacefully peacefulness placable uninhibited unpressured unpressurized unruffled unshockable Related wordsplacidly placidness placid | American Dictionaryplacid adjective us/ˈplæs·ɪd/ calm and peaceful: a placid child The placid lake was perfect for canoeing. Examples of placidplacid In the foreground a placid young woman observes the unfolding battle while tending a crying newborn. Where practical, they used built-in furniture to secure the visual tranquillity that reflected their placid way of life. He weaves these events skilfully, even lyrically, into a rich and placid folk narrative, where sensuous imagery and strategically placed folksayings accompany the most brutal acts. Most studies of retirement communities focus exclusively on samples of residents as the sole research unit, often erroneously portraying them as enjoying a largely placid leisure lifestyle. Kamal's petition also demonstrates that underlying the placid plea he made, he was conscious of the impropriety, and thought it judicious to draw the state's attention. We move now from the stormy seas of politics to the placid but pedantic backwater of legal phraseology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He caused the normally respectable and placid members of the teaching profession to resort to direct action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A normally placid section of the community has been roused to protest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate has been placid so far, and there is no reason why it should not continue so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One would think that the placid atmosphere all around us was such that we should not have any emergency laws in any shape or form. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I happen to be of a rather placid and extremely lazy disposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This afternoon we have had a debate which has been most placid and has proceeded at an even tenor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to disturb the quiet, not to say placid, atmosphere this morning, and will therefore say hardly anything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be rather placid and listen to an important, interesting debate on the state of the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we read the newspapers we can see that there is a volume of criticism of a very gentle, placid type. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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