Pacific
英 [p?'s?f?k]
- adj. 太平洋的
- n. 太平洋
TEM4核心詞匯
中文詞源
pacific 平靜的，和平的
來自pacify,平息，安撫，使平和。
英文詞源
- pacific
- pacific: see peace
- pacific (adj.)
- 1540s, "tending to make peace," from Middle French pacifique, from Latin pacificus "peaceful, peace-making," from pax (genitive pacis) "peace" (see peace) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "peaceful, calm" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Pacifical (mid-15c.); pacifically.
雙語例句
- 1. She learned her insurance had been canceled by Pacific Mutual Insurance Company.
- 她得知自己的保險已經(jīng)被太平洋互助保險公司中止了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.
- 麥克阿瑟將軍曾是太平洋戰(zhàn)區(qū)盟軍的最高統(tǒng)帥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We had made arrangements to stop by her house in Pacific Grove.
- 我們已安排好去造訪她位于帕西菲克格羅夫的家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods.
- 我們的路線沿著太平洋海岸，途經(jīng)人口稠密的街區(qū)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Cathay Pacific flies daily non-stop to Hong Kong from Heathrow.
- 國泰航空公司每天都有從希思羅機(jī)場直飛香港的航班。
來自柯林斯例句