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单词 equable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
eq•ua•ble /ˈɛkwəbəl, ˈikwə-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. changing very little;
    uniform: an equable climate.
  2. calm;
    even-tempered:an equable disposition.
See -equa-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
eq•ua•ble  (ek′wə bəl, ē′kwə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. free from many changes or variations;
    uniform:an equable climate; an equable temperament.
  2. uniform in operation or effect, as laws.
  • Latin aequābilis that can be made equal, similar, equivalent. to aequ(us) equal, even + -ābilis -able
  • 1635–45
eq′ua•bil′i•ty, eq′ua•ble•ness, n. 
eq′ua•bly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged steady, even, temperate.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged variable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
equable /ˈɛkwəbəl/ adj
  1. even-tempered; placid
  2. unvarying; uniform: an equable climate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin aequābilis, from aequāre to make equal

ˌequaˈbility, ˈequableness n
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