serene

英 [sɪ'riːn] 美[sə'rin]
  • adj. 平静的;安详的;清澈的;晴朗的
  • n. 平静;晴朗
  • vt. 使平静

GRE低频词CET6+TEM4TOEFL常用词汇

词态变化


比较级: serener;最高级: serenest;副词: serenely;名词: serenity;

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1. 死(se, se 在单词中的发音为[si])人(ren)都很安静.

中文词源


serene 宁静的,平静的,安详的

来自拉丁语 serenus,平静的,平和的,安详的。 serenity 宁静,安详

英文词源


serene
serene: see serenade
serene (adj.)
mid-15c., "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, clear" (of weather), figuratively "cheerful, glad, tranquil," of uncertain origin; perhaps from a suffixed variant of PIE *ksero- "dry," source of Greek xeros "dry" (see xerasia). In English, applied to persons since 1630s. Related: Serenely.

双语例句


1. a lake, still and serene in the sunlight
阳光下宁静安谧的湖水

来自《权威词典》

2. He has entered the serene autumn of his life.
他已进入了美好的中年时期.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She has a lovely serene face.
她有一张可爱而安详的脸.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his.
他话不多,只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

来自柯林斯例句

5. In North China , however, it is particularly, limpid, serene and melancholy.
可是啊, 北国的秋, 却特别地来得清,来得静, 来得悲凉.

来自汉英文学 - 散文英译