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太平洋太平洋的,太平洋沿岸的爱好和平的,安静的
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pacific \Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See
{Pacify}.]
Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace;
of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;
conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or
condition.
{Pacific Ocean}, the ocean between America and Asia, so
called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on
account of the exemption from violent tempests which he
enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the
{Pacific}, and, formerly, the {South sea}.
Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm;
quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
Pacific \Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See
{Pacify}.]
Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace;
of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;
conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or
condition.
{Pacific Ocean}, the ocean between America and Asia, so
called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on
account of the exemption from violent tempests which he
enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the
{Pacific}, and, formerly, the {South sea}.
Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm;
quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Pacific
n : the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific Ocean}]