pacific

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pa·cif·ic /pəˈsɪfɪk/ adjective literary PEACEFULpeaceful and loving or wanting peace 平静的，安宁的；爱好和平的 a normally pacific community 平日里静悄悄的社区

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pacific• Since few questioned such a view, those of pacific leanings met with little sympathy.• Do we want to create a restless mood, or a calm, pacific one?• The transition from a hostile to a pacific relationship between the houses of Plantagenet and Capet took place between 1224 and 1259.• Nesselrode, his foreign minister, remained pacific to the end.Origin pacific (1500-1600) French pacifique, from Latin pacificus, from pax; → PEACE