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CET6 TOEFL TEM8
外刊例句
- On a September morning in 2019, a horde of journalists stampeded into a tranquil suburb in Virginia and parked their TV trucks on the edge of a vast green lawn.
2019年9月的一个早晨，一大群记者涌入弗吉尼亚州的一个宁静的郊区，把他们的电视转播车停在一片广阔的绿色草坪边上。
——《经济学人》 - The sanctuary, which sits on 200 forested acres, aims to provide the chimps with a tranquil place to live out their days.
该保护区占地200英亩，森林茂密，旨在为黑猩猩提供一个安宁的生活场所。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] free from disturbance; calm
[形容词] 不受干扰的；平静的
深入解读
Tranquil 一词逆构自单词 tranquility （平静、宁静、安宁）或者源自拉丁语 tranquillus （安静的、平静的、静止的）。
15世纪中期出现在英语后，相应也是用来表示“安静的、平静的、安宁的”，常作正式用语使用，主要指一种令人愉快、非常深沉且稳定固有的平静，不受外界混乱干扰或者没有内在思想、精神、情绪上的困扰，比如：
- 静谧的景象
a tranquil scene - 平静无波的湖水
the tranquil waters of the lake - 她平静地凝望大海。
Her tranquil gaze was fixed seawards.
权威用例
当今世界并不太平，世界经济下行压力增大，全球发展面临诸多挑战，但我们坚信，和平、发展、合作、共赢的历史潮流不可阻挡，人民对美好生活的向往不可阻挡，各国实现共同发展繁荣的愿望不可阻挡。
The world today is far from tranquil. The world economy is under growing downward pressure. Global development is confronted with multiple challenges. That said, we remain unwavering in our belief that the historical trend of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit is unstoppable, our people's aspiration for a better life remains strong as ever, and the desire of all countries to achieve common development and prosperity is overwhelming.
出自习主席在第三届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛欢迎宴会上的祝酒辞（双语全文）。
同近义词
- serene: calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil
- placid: (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited
- halcyon: denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
