placability

placability — 名詞

1. the quality of calming down easily and not holding on to anger for long after so

1.名詞C2
釋義

易消氣；寬恕

受了氣後仍容易平靜並原諒別人

the quality of calming down easily and not holding on to anger for long after someone has caused offence or trouble.

例句

Antonia's placability ended the family quarrel before dinner grew cold.

Antonia 很快就消氣，家人的爭吵在晚餐變冷前就結束了。

possessive noun use: 'someone's placability'

After the broken window, the judge's placability surprised Baraka and Gita.

窗戶打破後，法官那麼容易消氣，讓 Baraka 和 Gita 都很意外。

'the judge's placability' after damage or offence

常見搭配
  • show placability
  • someone's placability
  • the placability of the judge
  • remarkable placability
同義詞
  • forgiveness

    focuses on letting go after a wrong, while placability also includes calming down quickly

  • leniency

    focuses on being less strict in judgment or punishment, not on temper

  • patience

    describes staying calm before anger starts, not easing after anger

反義詞

文法句型

someone's placability

the placability of + noun

用法筆記

Usually used in formal English for a person's temper or response after an insult, quarrel, or other offence. Common in possessive patterns such as 'his placability' or 'the placability of the judge'.

常見錯誤

The metal's placability made it easy to bend.
The metal's malleability made it easy to bend.
placability describes a person or temper that is easy to calm, not a material.

同根字

  • placable
    形容詞C2
  • placate
    動詞C1
  • placation
    名詞C2
  • implacable
    形容詞C2
  • implacability
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • show placability
  • the placability of
  • with surprising placability

介系詞搭配

  • placability after
  • placability toward