serene
serene — 形容詞
- serenepositive
- more serenecomparative
- most serenesuperlative
1. looking or feeling deeply peaceful, with no sign of worry, anger, or rush in the
安詳；平靜
形容人神情或態度安寧不慌亂
looking or feeling deeply peaceful, with no sign of worry, anger, or rush in the face or manner.
Salma sat by the window with a serene smile after finishing her last exam.
考完最後一科後，Salma 帶著安詳的微笑坐在窗邊。
attributive: serene + noun (smile, face, expression)
Even when the manager shouted in the meeting, Eitan remained serene and kept taking notes.
就算經理在會議上大吼，Eitan 仍然神色平靜，繼續做筆記。
predicative: remain/stay serene under pressure
The old monk had such a serene face that the children stopped running and began to whisper.
那位老和尚有一張如此安詳的臉，讓孩子們停下腳步，開始輕聲說話。
Camila looked serene as she rocked her baby to sleep in the quiet living room.
Camila 在安靜的客廳裡輕輕搖著寶寶入睡，神情十分安詳。
look/seem serene + reason clause
- serene smile
- serene face
- serene expression
- remain serene
- look serene
文法句型
serene + noun
be serene
用法筆記
Typically describes a person's face, voice, smile, or whole manner. Often contrasts with a stressful situation around the subject — patterns like 'stayed serene while…' or 'serene despite…' are common.
常見錯誤
2. of weather, sky, or water — clear, still, and showing no sign of an approaching
晴朗無波的
形容天空、海面或天氣晴朗平靜
of weather, sky, or water — clear, still, and showing no sign of an approaching storm.
After three days of heavy rain, Trang woke to a serene blue sky above the harbour.
連下三天大雨後，Trang 醒來看見港口上方一片晴朗無波的藍天。
serene + sky/sea/water (literary register)
The fishing boats slid out across the serene sea just before sunrise.
天還沒亮，漁船就滑過平靜無波的海面出港了。
Élise painted the serene lake every morning while a thin mist still hung above the water.
Élise 每天早上趁薄霧還掛在水面上時，就到湖邊畫那片平靜無波的湖。
The pilot reported serene weather the whole way from Lisbon to Madeira.
機長回報，從里斯本到馬德拉一路天氣晴朗平穩。
weather/aviation context
- serene sky
- serene sea
- serene lake
- serene waters
- serene weather
文法句型
serene + noun (sky, sea, water, weather)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 by what it describes: sense 2 only applies to weather or bodies of water, never people. If you can swap in 'cloudless and still' and the sentence still works, you are in sense 2.
常見錯誤
serene — 名詞
1. in old or literary writing, a wide stretch of calm — usually the sky, the sea, o
靜謐之境
文學用法，指天空、海面或內心的廣闊寧靜
in old or literary writing, a wide stretch of calm — usually the sky, the sea, or a feeling of deep inner peace.
The poet wrote of the blue serene that arched above Diya's childhood village.
詩人寫到那片籠罩在 Diya 童年村莊上方的湛藍靜謐。
literary: 'the [adjective] serene' = expanse of sky/sea
Christopher stared into the moonlit serene and forgot, for a moment, about the war.
Christopher 凝視著月光下的一片靜謐，暫時忘了戰爭。
Feng's piano music carried the listener into a kind of serene that words could not reach.
Feng 的鋼琴聲把聽眾帶入一種言語無法觸及的靜謐之境。
abstract: a state of inner peace
Old sea charts marked that bay as a serene where storms rarely entered.
舊海圖把那座海灣標示為風暴罕至的一處靜謐之地。
- the blue serene
- a kind of serene
- moonlit serene
- serenity
the standard modern noun; use this in normal writing
- tranquility
similar abstract noun; everyday register
- calm
plain everyday word for the same idea
- tumult
loud, confused disturbance
文法句型
the serene of + noun
用法筆記
Almost never used in modern speech or journalism. You will only meet this noun in poetry, hymns, or 19th-century novels. Modern writers use 'serenity' instead.
常見錯誤
同根字
- serenely副詞C2
- serenity名詞C1