喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture 'peace' as a state of stillness with no fighting and no disturbance — the moment when the shouting stops and nothing is breaking the calm. From war between nations down to the quiet inside one person's heart, peace is always this same absence of conflict and noise, just at different sizes.

可以把 peace 想成一種「沒有打、也沒有被擾動」的安靜狀態——吵鬧停下來、沒有東西在破壞那份平靜的那一刻。從國與…更多收起可以把 peace 想成一種「沒有打、也沒有被擾動」的安靜狀態——吵鬧停下來、沒有東西在破壞那份平靜的那一刻。從國與國之間不打仗,到一個人心裡的安定,peace 一直是同一件事:衝突與噪音都缺席了,只是規模大小不同而已。

From the word’s history

From Latin 'pax' (peace), via Old French 'pais'.

源自拉丁文 pax(和平),經古法文 pais 進入英文;這條線一路扣著「沒有衝突的安定狀態」。

Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), 'peace'

From the picture

固定片語裡的和平

這幾個都是把「沒有衝突」這個核心鎖進固定說法裡:有的講把衝突收掉(和解、維持秩序、安息),有的講把會引起衝突的舉動壓住或放出來(保持沉默、妨害安寧)。畫面還是同一個 peace,只是被片語框住、各自固定下來。

make your peace with somebody · noun · B1

In the phrase 'make your peace with someone', it means to end an argument with them, often by saying you are sorry.

和解

Also in this word

no war or fighting · noun · B1

A time when there is no war or fighting between countries or groups.

和平

quiet, undisturbed time · noun · B1

A quiet, pleasant time when nothing bothers you or interrupts you.

安寧；清靜

a calm, untroubled feeling · noun · B1

A calm, happy feeling inside, when you are not worried about anything.

平靜；安心

原始詞典資料14 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。

Peacename

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    A female given name.

  • 3

    A municipal district in north-west Alberta, Canada; in full, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.

  • 4

    A township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.

peacenoun/ˈpiːs/

  • 1

    A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.

    • Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
    • *Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword.
  • 2

    A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.

    • The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
  • 3

    Death.

    • ’Twere best at once to sink to peace, ⁠Like birds the charming serpent draws, ⁠To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease.
  • 4

    Harmony in personal relations.

  • 5

    A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

    • 1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace. All we’re saying is give peace a chance.
    • 1993, Mark Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.). My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.

peaceintj/ˈpiːs/

  • 1

    archaicShut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.

    • “Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?” “I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.”
    • "Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."
  • 2

    slangPeace out; goodbye.

peaceverb/ˈpiːs/

  • 1

    To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.

    • Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]
    • In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.
  • 2

    slangTo peace out.

    • Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear.

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