n.
- 和平;和約;和睦[S]We live in peace with our neighbors.
我們與鄰居和睦相處。
- (社會)治安,秩序[the S]
- (心的)平靜,安詳;寧靜[U]I told him to go away and leave me in peace.
我叫他走開,別來打擾我。
片語
at peace
- 處於和平(或和睦)狀態The area is now at peace.
這一地區現在很平靜。
break the peace
- 擾亂治安They were arrested for breaking the peace.
他們因擾亂治安而被逮捕。
hold/keep one's peace
- 保持沈默How could I hold my peace when he was insulting me like that?
他那樣侮辱我,我怎麼能保持沈默呢?
in peace with
- 與……和睦相處The Smiths were living in peace with the neighbors.
史密斯一家與左鄰右舍和睦相處。
keep the peace
- 維護治安He was a policeman and his duty was to keep the peace in the local area.
他是位警察,他的職責就是維護當地治安。
make peace with
- 與……講和;與……解決紛爭She was trying to make peace with her next-door neighbors.
她試圖與隔壁鄰居講和。
辨析
同義:
n.和平,和平時期
peacefulnessn.和睦,和好
harmony harmoniousness consonance concordance concord rapport amity amicableness friendliness friendship comradeship unity oneness accord brotherhood goodwilln.治安,社會秩序
public order law and ordern.平靜,安寧
tranquillity serenity sereneness calmness calm placidity repose stillness peacefulness relaxation反義:
n.「和平;和約;和睦」的反義字
war同義參見:
armistice truce silence composure反義參見:
strife riot