serene
英 [s?'ri?n]
美[s?'rin]
- adj. 平靜的；安詳?shù)模磺宄旱模磺缋实?/li>
- n. 平靜；晴朗
- vt. 使平靜
GRE低頻詞CET6+TEM4TOEFL常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?serener;最高級:?serenest;副詞:?serenely;名詞:?serenity;
助記提示
1. 死(se, se 在單詞中的發(fā)音為[si])人(ren)都很安靜.
中文詞源
serene 寧靜的，平靜的，安詳?shù)?/span>
來自拉丁語 serenus,平靜的，平和的，安詳?shù)摹?serenity 寧靜，安詳
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. a lake, still and serene in the sunlight
- 陽光下寧靜安謐的湖水
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He has entered the serene autumn of his life.
- 他已進(jìn)入了美好的中年時期.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. She has a lovely serene face.
- 她有一張可愛而安詳?shù)哪?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his.
- 他話不多，只是臉上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. In North China , however, it is particularly, limpid, serene and melancholy.
- 可是啊, 北國的秋, 卻特別地來得清,來得靜, 來得悲涼.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 散文英譯