Pacifism is the belief that war and violence are always wrong — not just unwise this time, but wrong as a way of settling things. A person who holds this belief is a pacifist.

PacifismPacifism（和平主義） is the belief that war and violence are always wrong是相信戰爭和暴力永遠是錯的這種信念 — not just unwise this time不只是這次不明智, but wrong as a way of settling things而是說用這種方式解決事情本身就是錯的。A person who holds this belief抱持這種信念的人 is a pacifist叫做pacifist（和平主義者）

Some refuse to join an army because of it; some work for peace in public life.

Some有些人 refuse to join an army because of it因為這樣拒絕從軍; some有些人 work for peace in public life則在公共生活中致力於和平運動

It is a moral and political stance, not the same as being shy or simply "not liking loud voices." Though actually, people argue about how far it goes: is all force always wrong, or only war between countries? The tidy dictionary says "always," and that is the core of the word; real pacifists have not all drawn the line in the same place.

It這 is a moral and political stance是一種道德與政治立場, not the same as being shy or simply “not liking loud voices.”跟害羞或單純「不喜歡大聲」不一樣。Though actually不過事實上, people argue about how far it goes大家會爭論這個立場該延伸到什麼程度: is all force always wrong是不是所有暴力都永遠是錯的, or only war between countries還是只有國與國之間的戰爭才算? The tidy dictionary says “always,”字典整齊的說法是「永遠」, and that is the core of the word這就是這個字的核心; real pacifists真正的和平主義者 have not all drawn the line in the same place並不是每個人畫的界線都一樣

You meet the word in news, history, and ethics, not much in playground talk.

You meet the word你會在 in news, history, and ethics新聞、歷史和倫理討論裡遇到這個字, not much in playground talk但不太會在小孩玩耍的閒聊裡聽到