serene
serene 英 [səˈri:n] 美 [səˈrin]
adj. 平静的；安详的；清澈的；晴朗的 n. 平静；晴朗 vt. 使平静
- Choose the adjective serene to describe someone who is calm and untroubled. If you tell someone horrible news and they remain serene, you might wonder if they heard you!
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- adj. 平静的；安详的；清澈的；晴朗的
- n. 平静；晴朗
- vt. 使平静
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1. Either way, they were serene and unwilling to inflict pain on others—exactly like those who were given word of social acceptance.
在任一种情况下，他们都很平静，不愿对他人造成痛苦——完全像那些收到通知被社会接受的人。
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2. And in the meantime the serene autumn afternoon is filtering through the walls of this little Calcutta room filling it, as a cup, with golden intoxication.
这时，晴朗的秋日下午，阳光透过加尔各答这间小屋的四壁，充满了整个屋子，仿佛往一只酒杯里斟满金色的醇酒。
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3. On the other hand, if we cultivate a serene attitude and thoughts that are free from covetousness and are frankly honest and helpful, we shall call out the best in other people.
另一方面，如果我们培养出一种平静的态度和思想，这种思想是从贪婪中解放出来的，是很坦白地诚实和有用的，我们应该能够唤起其他人心里最好的思想。
- serene (adj.) mid-15c., "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, clear, unclouded" (of weather), figuratively "cheerful, glad, tranquil," from Proto-Italic *(k)sero- "dry," from PIE root *ksero- "dry," source also of Greek xeros "dry, arid" (see xerasia). In English, applied to persons since 1630s. Related: Serenely.
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