calm: [14] The underlying meaning of calm seems to be not far removed from ‘siesta’. It comes ultimately from Greek kauma ‘heat’, which was borrowed into late Latin as cauma. This appears to have been applied progressively to the ‘great heat of the midday sun’, to ‘rest taken during this period’, and finally to simply ‘quietness, absence of activity’. Cauma passed into Old Italian as calma, and English seems to have got the word from Italian.
calm (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French calme "tranquility, quiet," traditionally from Old Italian calma, from Late Latin cauma "heat of the mid-day sun" (in Italy, a time when everything rests and is still), from Greek kauma "heat" (especially of the sun), from kaiein "to burn" (see caustic). Spelling influenced by Latin calere "to be hot." Figurative application to social or mental conditions is 16c.
calm (n.)
late 14c., from Old French calme, carme "stillness, quiet, tranquility," from the adjective (see calm (adj.)).
calm (v.)
late 14c., from Old French calmer or from calm (adj.). Related: Calmed; calming.
双语例句
1. Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation.
官员们希望通过减少外国人入境的数量来使局势平定下来。
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2. She sighed, then continued in a soft, calm voice.
她叹了口气，然后继续用温柔、平静的声音说下去。
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3. They may feel tired and though outwardly calm, can be irritable.
他们或许会感到疲惫，虽然外表看似没事，但可能很容易发火。
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4. She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack.
她镇定而且坚强，绝不会垮掉。
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5. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.
