| 词组 | equable, equitable |
| 释义 | equable, equitable Warnings against confusion of these adjectives are sometimes heard. Equable has the basic meaning, "steady and moderate." Its most familiar uses are in characterizing a moderate climate and an even temperament: • The outstanding features of Hawaii's climate include mild and equable temperatures the year round — Atlas of Hawaii, ed. R. Warwick Armstrong, 1973 • By nature he is an equable dog —Dog World, June 1982 Equitable is a synonym of fair: • ... help us come to honest and equitable terms with one another —Susan Edmiston, New York, 27 Dec. 1971 • ... the claim of the public to an equitable share in the seashore —Anthony Wolff, Saturday Rev., 22 July 1978 Appearances of one of these words where the other is usual are uncommon, at least in edited prose; but they do turn up from time to time. Equitable is a bit more likely to be applied to climate and temperament than is equable to be applied to, say, an evenhanded discussion of conflicting views. |
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