serene
英 [s?'ri?n]
美[s?'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;
助记提示
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