equable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++eq·ua·ble /ˈekwəbəl/ adjective 1 formalCALM someone who is equable remains calm and happy and does not often get annoyed 平和的，性情温和的 a young man with a naturally equable temperament 生性温和的年轻人2 technicalDN equable weather is neither too hot nor too cold 〔天气〕冷热适中的 SYN temperate a place with a pleasant, equable climate 气候温和宜人的地方 —equably adverb She smiled equably. 她平和地微笑着。
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equable• He was equable and a pessimist and very gay in everyday life.• There is now a more equable climate for innovation and investment in new technology.• an equable climate• The male can maintain a fairly equable distribution of grooming up to a harem size of five females.• There are also people of a naturally equable temperament who intuitively understand the need for preparatory mourning and adjust their lives accordingly.• Its distance from the Sun was just right to sustain life, providing the right kind of equable temperatures and flowing water.• Julius seemed a lot less equable than he had been earlier.Origin equable (1500-1600) Latin aequabilis, from aequare; → EQUATEeq·ua·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
remains Corpus who calm someone is equable
equable
eq‧ua‧ble /ˈekwəbəl/
adjective1. formal someone who is equable remains calm and happy and does not often get annoyed:
a young man with a naturally equable temperament
2. technical equable weather is neither too hot nor too cold
SYN temperate:
a place with a pleasant, equable climate
—equably adverb:
She smiled equably.
eq‧ua‧ble /ˈekwəbəl/
adjective1. formal someone who is equable remains calm and happy and does not often get annoyed: 2. technical equable weather is neither too hot nor too cold
SYN temperate:
—equably adverb: