| 单词 | equable |
| 释义 | equable (once / 4663 pages) adj The adjective equable means "not easily irritated" or "steady," like someone's equable manner that makes everyone instantly feel comfortable. To correctly pronounce equable, accent the first syllable: "EK-wah-bul." It comes from the Latin word aequabilis, meaning "equal, consistent, uniform." An equable person isn't moody. You wouldn't expect him or her to fly into a rage one minute and be humming a happy tune the next. Instead, someone who is equable takes things in stride — the good, the bad, and the ugly, with a smile and the occasional reminder that "this too shall pass." WORD FAMILYequable: equablest, equably+/coequal: coequally/equal: coequal, equaled, equaling, equalise, equality, equalize, equalled, equalling, equally, equals, equate, unequal/equaled: unequaled/equalisation: equalisations/equalise: equalisation, equalised, equaliser, equalises, equalising/equalised: unequalised/equalitarian: equalitarianism/equality: equalitarian, equalities, inequality/equalization: equalizations/equalize: equalization, equalized, equalizer, equalizes, equalizing/equalized: unequalized/equalizer: equalizers/equalled: unequalled/equate: equable, equatability, equated, equates, equating, equation, equator/equation: equations/equator: equatorial, equators/equatorial: equatorially, equatorials/inequality: inequalities/unequal: unequally USAGE EXAMPLESBut there comes a point when the lies piled upon lies become too much for even the fairest and most equable of us. Salon(Nov 08, 2016) I did so a few months later, he picked up the phone again, and he was again equable, good-humored, and patient. The New Yorker(Jan 29, 2016) They would operate in way that is "balanced, proportionate, transparent, fair and equable", it added. BBC(Sep 23, 2015) 1adj not varying an equable climate Syn temperate (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate 2adj not easily irritated an equable temper Syn even-tempered, good-tempered, placid good-natured having an easygoing and cheerful disposition |
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