核心畫面

You can think of it as a lake with no on it. Nothing is moving hard, nothing is breaking the surface — the water just lies there, smooth. Everything else this word says is that same flat water, moved from a lake into a person or into a day.

一片沒有波浪的水面。風沒有掀起它,什麼也沒有打破那層光滑——水就那樣平平地躺著。calmly 的其他用法,其實都是把更多收起一片沒有波浪的水面。風沒有掀起它,什麼也沒有打破那層光滑——水就那樣平平地躺著。calmly 的其他用法,其實都是把這片平靜的水搬到別的地方去:搬進一個人的心裡,或搬進一段時間裡。

Three branches

水面無波(原始畫面)

這一族就是核心畫面本身,講的是真正的水。

smooth, with small waves · r · B2

In a smooth, gentle way, with only small waves — used about the sea, a lake, or other water, and about things moving on it.

平穩地;無波地

人的內在無波

把平靜的水面搬進一個人身上:情緒就是那層水,沒有被掀起來。

relaxed and unbothered · r · B2

In a relaxed and quiet way, without getting angry, nervous, or upset, even when the situation is difficult.

冷靜地;平靜地

地方或時間無波

把平靜的水面搬到一個地方或一段時間上:該有的騷動沒有出現。

little trouble or activity · r · B2

In a way that shows a place, a period of time, or a situation has little trouble or activity, especially compared with how busy or difficult it usually is or has just been.

平靜地;風平浪靜地

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

calmlyadv/ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/

  • 1

    In a calm manner; coolly.

    • She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.
    • But in the diamond jubilee state coach – this one comes with both suspension and air conditioning – the queen’s hands were folded calmly in her lap.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。