
tranquility(名词):宁静;安宁;平静(常指环境或内心没有纷扰、紧张与不安的状态)。也可指“平和的气氛/状态”。
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The lake was surrounded by silence and tranquility.
湖泊被寂静与宁静所环绕。
After years of chaos, she finally found tranquility in a small coastal town, where the days moved slowly and the nights were calm.
经历多年动荡后,她终于在一座海边小镇找到了安宁:日子缓慢流淌,夜晚平和宁静。
源自拉丁语 tranquillus(“平静的、安宁的”),经由法语与中古英语进入现代英语;后缀 -ity 常用于构成抽象名词,表示“……的状态/性质”,因此 tranquility 就是“平静/安宁的状态”。