| 单词 | equable |
| 释义 | equableWord family nounequabilityadjectiveequableadverbequably Nature eq·ua·ble /ˈekwəbəl/ adjectiveadj 1 formalCALM someone who is equable remains calm and happy and does not often get annoyed 平和的，性情温和的 a young man with a naturally equable temperament 生性温和的年轻人 2 technicalDN equable weather is neither too hot nor too cold 〔天气〕冷热适中的 SYN temperate a place with a pleasant, equable climate 气候温和宜人的地方 —equably adverbadv She smiled equably. 她平和地微笑着。 Examples from the Corpus equable• He was equable and a pessimist and very gay in everyday life.• There is now a more equable climate for innovation and investment in new technology.• an equable climate• The male can maintain a fairly equable distribution of grooming up to a harem size of five females.• There are also people of a naturally equable temperament who intuitively understand the need for preparatory mourning and adjust their lives accordingly.• Its distance from the Sun was just right to sustain life, providing the right kind of equable temperatures and flowing water.• Julius seemed a lot less equable than he had been earlier. (1500-1600) Latin aequabilis, from aequare; → EQUATE |
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