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Placid Body Waves Lake Call Water Person Plæsɪd

Front placid
Pron ['plæsɪd]
Back 【placid】
adj.平静的
The placid lake reflected the image of the old castle.
那平静的湖面上映着古堡的影像。
Vocab
placid(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

Call a body of water placid if it has a smooth surface and no waves. Call a person placid if they don't tend to make waves by causing a fuss.

Coming from the Latin placidus "pleasing or gentle," placid is most commonly used to describe a person who is not easily irritated or a body of water such as a lake that does not have waves to disturb the surface. Synonyms of placid in both meanings include calm, serene and tranquil. In other uses, placid describes something with little disruption — like "a placid neighborhood."

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