Front | placid |
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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." All forms of 'placid' will appear on average once every 623 pages. placid placidity placidly placidness |
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