peaceable
/ˈpiːsəbl/adjective
1- inclined to avoid argument or violent conflict平和的, 温和的, 息事宁人的:
they were famed as an industrious, peaceable, practical people.
他们这个民族以勤劳、平和、务实著称。
1.1
- free from argument or conflict; peaceful安平的, 和平的:
the mainly peaceable daily demonstrations for democratic reform.
大体和平的要求民主改革的每日示威。
派生词
peaceableness
nounpeaceably
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis 'pleasing', from Latin placere 'to please'.