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peaceable

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源自盎格魯-諾曼語 pesiblepeisible中古法語 paisible,源自pais (和平) + -ible,後改為peace +‎ -able

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peaceable (比較級 more peaceable最高級 most peaceable)

  1. 熱愛和平的,拒絕暴力(自14世紀)
    • 1999年12月29日,Faisal Bodi,The Guardian:
      But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable.
      (請為本引文添加中文翻譯
    • 2011年2月8日,『Feeling understandably twitchy』,The Economist:
      But if you talk to people here privately, they suggest there are three possible scenarios. The first (intended to sound incredible) is that Israel’s biggest neighbour will be transformed into a peaceable, pluralist democracy.
      (請為本引文添加中文翻譯
  2. 和平(自14世紀)
    • 1922 February,James JoyceUlysses,Paris: Shakespeare and Company, [], →OCLC:
      , Episode 16:
      Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head [...].
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