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单词 placid
释义
placid
adjective
uk
/ˈplæs.ɪd/us
/ˈplæs.ɪd/
having acalmappearanceorcharacteristics:
宁静的；平和的
a slow-moving and placidriver平缓宁静的河流
the placidpaceofvillagelife乡村悠然的生活节奏
She was a very placid(=calmand noteasilyexcited)childwhosleptallnightandhardlyevercried.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
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Calm and relaxed
  • (as) cool as a cucumberidiom
  • at (your) leisureidiom
  • be at peace with the worldidiom
  • calmly
  • calmness
  • easy-going
  • equilibrium
  • free-flowing
  • gaily
  • genteel
  • harmonious
  • non-hysterical
  • peaceably
  • peacefully
  • peacefulness
  • phlegm
  • placidly
  • sedate
  • without a care in the worldidiom
  • zen
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Related words

placidly
placidness
(Definition ofplacidfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

placid| American Dictionary

placid
adjective
us
/ˈplæs·ɪd/
calmandpeaceful:
a placidchild
The placidlakewasperfectforcanoeing.
(Definition ofplacidfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplacid

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In the foreground aplacidyoung woman observes the unfolding battle while tending a crying newborn.
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Where practical, they used built-in furniture to secure the visual tranquillity that reflected theirplacidway of life.
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He weaves these events skilfully, even lyrically, into a rich andplacidfolk narrative, where sensuous imagery and strategically placed folksayings accompany the most brutal acts.
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Most studies of retirement communities focus exclusively on samples of residents as the sole research unit, often erroneously portraying them as enjoying a largelyplacidleisure lifestyle.
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Kamal's petition also demonstrates that underlying theplacidplea he made, he was conscious of the impropriety, and thought it judicious to draw the state's attention.
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We move now from the stormy seas of politics to theplacidbut pedantic backwater of legal phraseology.
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He caused the normally respectable andplacidmembers of the teaching profession to resort to direct action.
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A normallyplacidsection of the community has been roused to protest.
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The debate has beenplacidso far, and there is no reason why it should not continue so.
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One would think that theplacidatmosphere all around us was such that we should not have any emergency laws in any shape or form.
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I happen to be of a ratherplacidand extremely lazy disposition.
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This afternoon we have had a debate which has been mostplacidand has proceeded at an even tenor.
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I do not want to disturb the quiet, not to sayplacid, atmosphere this morning, and will therefore say hardly anything.
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He will be ratherplacidand listen to an important, interesting debate on the state of the economy.
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If we read the newspapers we can see that there is a volume of criticism of a very gentle,placidtype.
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