equable

英 ['ekwəb(ə)l] 美['ɛkwəbl]
  • adj. 平静的;变动小的

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词态变化


副词: equably;

英英释意


1. not varying;
"an equable climate"
2. not easily irritated;
"an equable temper"
"not everyone shared his placid temperament"
"remained placid despite the repeated delays"

英文词源


equable (adj.)
1670s, back-formation from equability or else from Latin aequabilis "equal, consistent, uniform," from aequare "make uniform" (see equate). Related: Equably; equableness.

实用场景例句


The climate has grown more equable and the crop yields have risen.
天气变得更加温和,粮食产量也已经提高。

柯林斯例句

He was a fine person to work with and he was very equable and a patient man.
他是个非常平和而且有耐心的人,和他一起工作很愉快。

柯林斯例句

He was a man of the most equable temper.
他是个脾气非常好的人。

辞典例句

I like working with Edward because he's so calm and equable.
我喜欢和爱得华一起工作,因为他性情沉着稳重.

辞典例句

His spirits were always equable and he was an observant person.
他的精神总是平稳的,并且他又是个循规蹈矩的人.

辞典例句

It's lucky that his parents are so equable.
值得庆幸的是他双亲性情非常温和.

辞典例句

Lord Gilbey surveyed with equable disapproval the slashing rain, the lowering clouds, the seething summer trees.
吉尔贝勋爵平静地露出了不满的情绪,审视着瓢泼大雨, 黑压压的浓云, 郁郁葱葱的夏令树木.

辞典例句

He was too equable to fret over the demands that were laid on him.
他心平气和,不因众说纷纭而坐立不安.

辞典例句

He demanded that they be better more candid, more equable, more capable of seeing.
只要求人比实际高尚些--更正直, 更平心静气, 更能辨别是非.

辞典例句

Yet he was equable, as those elements were not.
不过他是公平的, 因为其他因素也一样,没什么特别.

互联网

The Bouvier is an equable dog, steady, resolute and fearless.
法兰德斯畜牧犬是平静的品种, 坚定 、 坚决且勇敢.

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The speaker, calm and equable, claimed that he would campaign for equitable treatment of all citizens.
发言的人心平气和地宣布他要为全体公民的公正待遇而竞选.

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