peaceable

adjective
🔊/ˈpiːsəbl/
🔊/ˈpiːsəbl/
(formal or literary)
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  1. not involving or causing argument or violence不惹事的;和平的;安宁的 synonym peaceful
    • A peaceable settlement has been reached.已经达成和解。🔊🔊
  2. not liking to argue; wishing to live in peace with others不爱争吵的;爱好和平的;温和的 synonym peaceful, calm
    • a peaceable character性格温和的人
    • I like to think of myself as a peaceable man.我喜欢认为自己是一个和平的人。
    • They sat in peaceable silence. (= they were not arguing).他们安静地坐着。。
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French peisible, alteration of plaisible, from late Latin placibilis ‘pleasing’, from Latin placere ‘to please’.