calm
/ˈkɑm/KK
變化形
calmer
calmest
1.
平靜的；冷靜的；沉著的
形容人沒有感到緊張、憤怒或慌亂，能以穩定的態度應對事情。
用法：通常放在連綴動詞後，或置於名詞前作修飾語。可用「保持平靜」表達在壓力下不慌亂。
Try to stay calm and read each question carefully during the test.
考試時要盡量保持冷靜，仔細閱讀每一題。
The teacher’s calm words helped us know what to do during the earthquake practice.
地震演習時，老師冷靜的話語幫助我們知道該怎麼做。
2.
無風的；平靜無浪的
形容天氣沒有風，或水面沒有明顯的波浪與擾動。
用法：可放在名詞前，也常接在表示狀態的動詞後。
We chose a calm morning to ride our bikes along the river.
我們選了一個無風的早晨沿著河邊騎腳踏車。
The sea was calm, so our family enjoyed the boat ride to the island.
海面很平靜，所以我們全家享受了搭船到島上的旅程。
3.
使平靜；安撫
使人不再那麼緊張、害怕、憤怒或激動；也可指減輕不安的情緒。
用法：主要作及物動詞，後面通常要接受詞。若要表示某人自己平靜下來，常用反身代名詞，或改用表示「平靜下來」的片語動詞。
Quiet music can calm you before you speak in front of the class.
在你上台對全班說話前，安靜的音樂可以讓你平靜下來。
Her mother tried to calm her before the first day at a new school.
在她轉學後的第一天前，媽媽試著安撫她。
4.
平靜；安寧；鎮定
指沒有焦慮、混亂、吵雜或強烈活動的平和狀態。
用法：通常是不可數名詞，常與表示恢復、帶來或維持的動詞搭配。
After the noisy lunch break, the library gave Mia a sense of calm.
吵鬧的午休時間過後，圖書館帶給米雅一種平靜感。
The principal spoke to the students to help everyone feel calm after they had a fight.
爭吵後，校長跟學生說話，幫助大家冷靜下來。
常見錯誤
The music calmed.
The music calmed me.／The music was calming.
She is a calm person very.
She is a very calm person.
He calmed down his brother.
He calmed his brother down.／He calmed his brother.
I am very calm down now.
I am very calm now.／I have calmed down now.
相關字詞
學習提示
・描述「人本來就沉著」或「目前很鎮定」時，多用形容詞。
・描述「從緊張或激動轉為平靜」的過程時，常用表示「平靜下來」的片語動詞。
・名詞義通常不可數，適合用來談內心的安定感或環境恢復安寧。