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单词 peaceable
释义
peaceablepeace‧a‧ble /ˈpiːsəbəl/ adjective literary Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A peaceable and orderly crowd staged a protest outside city hall.
  • a peaceable kingdom
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • An eagle looking down from above implies a threat whereas a heron flying from A to B suggests a more peaceable purpose.
  • Nor is there any question in this case that their behavior is peaceable and orderly.
  • So I led a peaceable life, isolated from the intermittent scientific squabbles over who had first rights to which animals.
  • The Fermanagh Armstrongs seemed peaceable enough.
  • They were peaceable, but none the less enforced clearances.
  • Until the 1970s primatologists were busy confirming our prejudices about peaceable apes living in nonviolent societies.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounpeacepeacefulnesspacifierpacifismpacifistadjectivepeacefulpeaceablepacifistadverbpeacefullypeaceablyverbpacify
1someone who is peaceable does not like fighting or arguingpacifist OPP  violent, aggressive:  He’s always been a very peaceable man.2a peaceable situation or way of doing something is calm, without any violence or fighting:  We are now hoping for a peaceable end to this dispute.peaceably adverb:  The two communities live together quite peaceably.
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