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- as exclamation Brit. informal, dated a call for a truce, used especially by schoolchildren when playing〈英, 非正式, 旧〉(尤指学童玩耍时用的)停止!别打了!别吵了!:
Pax! No offence meant, honest old chum.
别吵了!我们不想冒犯你, 诚实的老朋友。
2
- chiefly historical (in the Christian Church) the kissing by all the participants at a mass of a tablet depicting the Crucifixion or other sacred object; the kiss of peace〈主史〉【基督教】(大弥撒中的)接吻礼。
词源
Latin, literally 'peace'.