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Pacific

英 [pə'sɪfɪk]

解释

adj. 太平洋的
n. 太平洋

※ 提供单词"Pacific"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

pacific 平静的，和平的

来自pacify,平息，安抚，使平和。

英文词源

pacific: pacific: see peace
pacific (adj.): 1540s, "tending to make peace," from Middle French pacifique, from Latin pacificus "peaceful, peace-making," from pax (genitive pacis) "peace" (see peace) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "peaceful, calm" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Pacifical (mid-15c.); pacifically.

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例句和用法

1. She learned her insurance had been canceled by Pacific Mutual Insurance Company.: 她得知自己的保险已经被太平洋互助保险公司中止了。

2. MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.: 麦克阿瑟将军曾是太平洋战区盟军的最高统帅。

3. We had made arrangements to stop by her house in Pacific Grove.: 我们已安排好去造访她位于帕西菲克格罗夫的家。

4. Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods.: 我们的路线沿着太平洋海岸，途经人口稠密的街区。

5. Cathay Pacific flies daily non-stop to Hong Kong from Heathrow.: 国泰航空公司每天都有从希思罗机场直飞香港的航班。