placability
placability — 名詞
1. the quality of calming down easily and not holding on to anger for long after so
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.
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
The coach valued Christopher's placability when tempers rose during away games.
客場比賽火氣升高時,教練很看重 Christopher 易消氣的性子。
Erik showed placability by shaking hands after the rough village match.
Erik 在那場激烈的村賽後主動握手,顯出他肯原諒人的一面。
Placability helped Ada forgive the rude remark before the meeting ended.
Ada 因為容易消氣,在會議結束前就不再計較那句無禮的話。
- 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
- implacability
the state of refusing to soften or be calmed
- vindictiveness
stronger and more active, suggesting a wish to punish
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'.