词组 | callous |
释义 | ,callus 1. callous 主要用作形容词,callus 是名词。 2. 在医学方面,callous 指“( 皮肤) 变硬的”; 日常使用中,较多用来指感情方面“冷漠的”: his callous disregard for human life calm, quiet, peaceful, placid, serene,still,tranquil 1. calm 强调“从原先激动、混乱、焦躁等状态恢复到平静的状态”: Amid so many private and public miseries he stayed calm. My roused senses grew slowly calm. 2. quiet 描述那种“没有喧闹、没有嘈杂的平静”: Can you keep the children quiet while I'm on the phone? 3. peaceful 主要描述“和平安宁、没有战争、没有动乱、没有骚乱、休闲式的平静”: People of different religions are living in peaceful coexistence. 4. placid 在描述人的“性格平和”时有贬义,可暗示某人“缺乏激情、想象力迟钝、缓慢、愚蠢”: He sat there with folded hands like a placid,stupid god. 5. serene 侧重描写“一种自然、非世俗、精神理想化的平静”: When she was serene,she skimmed like a swallow. Some wild geese,flying low; wa- vered against the serene ashen evening. 6. still 着重描述“无声无息的静”,几乎是“绝对的静”,有时可描述“死一般的静”,是与“动”相对的“静”: It is perfectly still. the still face of the dead man 7. tranquil 主要指“固有的、较持久的平静( 没有焦虑、担心,使人感到松弛,得到宽慰和闲适)”: He led a tranquil life in the coun- tryside. She looks like one in a tranquil sleep. |
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