中文词源
pacific 平静的，和平的
来自pacify,平息，安抚，使平和。
英文词源
- 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.
实用例句
- 1. She learned her insurance had been canceled by Pacific Mutual Insurance Company.
- 她得知自己的保险已经被太平洋互助保险公司中止了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.
- 麦克阿瑟将军曾是太平洋战区盟军的最高统帅。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We had made arrangements to stop by her house in Pacific Grove.
- 我们已安排好去造访她位于帕西菲克格罗夫的家。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods.
- 我们的路线沿着太平洋海岸，途经人口稠密的街区。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Cathay Pacific flies daily non-stop to Hong Kong from Heathrow.
- 国泰航空公司每天都有从希思罗机场直飞香港的航班。
来自柯林斯例句
