核心词义
calmly
英[ˈkɑːmli] 美['kɑːmli]
核心词义
adv. 冷静地;平静地;安静地
calmly 基本解释
速记技巧
词源探究法
14世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自古法语的calme;最初源自后期拉丁语的cauma,意为中午的太阳(在意大利,正午是万物休息之时)。
中文词源
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词义辨析
calm, peaceful, quiet, silent, still
这组形容词的共同意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。其区别在于:
1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:
The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。
Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。
He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。
Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。
2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:
The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。
We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。
His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。
We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。
She sat silent in her own room.她在自己这组形容词的共同意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。其区别在于:
1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:
The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。
Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。
He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。
Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。
2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:
The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。
We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。
His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。
We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。
She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。
单词用法
adj. (形容词)
calm的基本意思是指“平静的”“不受干扰的”状态,主要指大海或天气,用于人指情绪不是“激动的”。
calm常与be, become, feel, get, keep, grow, remain等系动词连用,可用quite, perfectly, comparatively等副词修饰,在句中可用作定语或表语。
calm在口语中还可作“恬不知耻的”解。
n. (名词)
calm用作名词时,基本意思是“安静”“宁静”“镇静”“不紧张”,多用于单数形式,不可数。
calm作“无风时刻”“平静时刻”解时,是可数名词,其前常用不定冠词,也可加上其他形容词作修饰语。
v. (动词)
calm的基本意思是“(使)平静下来”。用于修饰空间、天气、海洋等时,指有风有浪到无风无浪平静状态的过程; 用于修饰人时,指人的头脑由激动状态(悲伤、情绪不稳或烦恼)到冷静、镇静的过程。用于后者时含有靠其判断力、意志或信仰而由紊乱状态恢复到内心的完全“安静”“安宁”“无骚动”状态。
calm可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。calm的主语可为人,也可为海、风、形势等,其宾语多为(反身)代词,也可为名词(如神经、恐惧等)。calm一般不用于被动结构。
同根词汇
calm adj.平静的,沉着的;vt.使平静,使镇定
calmly 用法和例句提示:点击例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释
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- She displayed her body calmly , as a good thing .
- 她冷静地展示着她的身体,就像一件宝贝。
- Yet society now accepted it calmly .
- 不过这次社会可以平静的接受它了。
- Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on .
- 而它继续平静地前行,得去一个地方。
- That made it hard for americans to talk about it calmly , he wrote .
- 他在书中写道,这让美国人很难平心静气地谈论这个问题。
- Zhen former students to make good arrangements for the transfer , withdrawal routes and venues ; post-earthquake calmly directing the orderly withdrawal of students .
- 震前要安排好学生转移、撤离的路线和场地;震后沉着地指挥学生有秩序地撤离。
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