peaceful
英 ['piːsfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美 ['pisfəl]
英語の語源
- peaceful (adj.)
- early 14c., "inclined to peace, friendly, pacific," from peace + -ful. Meaning "tranquil, calm, full of peace" is from mid-14c. In reference to nonviolent methods of effecting social change, it is attested from 1876. Related: Peacefully; peacefulness. Peaceful coexistence (1920) originally was in regard to Soviet policy toward the capitalist West.
例文
- 1. Altogether，it was a delightful town garden， peaceful and secluded.
- 全体的に言えば、これは楽しい都市花園で、静かで辺鄙です。
- 2.A peaceful demonstration had been hijacked by anarchists intent on causing trouble.
- 平和デモは意図的に事を起こす無政府主義者に操られている。
- 3.He has attempted to find a peaceful solution to the Ossetian conflict.
- 彼はオセチア紛争の平和的解決策を求めている。
- 4.They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion.
- 彼らはこの包囲を平和に終えることを望んでいる。
- 5.They emphasised that thair equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.
- 彼らは彼らの設備が戦争目的ではなく平和のために使われていることを強調した。
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