peaceable

英语

词源

源自盎格魯-諾曼語 pesible、peisible、中古法語 paisible，源自pais (“和平”) + -ible，后改为peace +‎ -able。

发音

• (英國) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈpiːsəb(ə)l/

  • （英国南部）音频：

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形容词

peaceable (比較級 more peaceable，最高級 most peaceable)

1. 热爱和平的，拒绝暴力的 （自14世纪）
   • 1999年12月29日, Faisal Bodi, The Guardian:

     But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

   • 2011年2月8日, ‘Feeling understandably twitchy’, The Economist:

     But if you talk to people here privately, they suggest there are three possible scenarios. The first (intended to sound incredible) is that Israel’s biggest neighbour will be transformed into a peaceable, pluralist democracy.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

2. 和平的 （自14世纪）
   • 1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:

     , Episode 16:

     Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head [...].

衍生词汇

• peaceability
• peaceableness
• peaceably

参见

• peaceful