Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4472
calm
平静；镇静；冷静
核心释义
The state of being calm and peaceful, especially in the mind; freedom from worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotions.
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平静的状态；宁静；没有担忧、愤怒、恐惧或其他强烈的负面情绪
The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
- 2.
在压力下的心态稳定
steadiness of mind under stress
- 3.
平静的状态；没有噪音和干扰
The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
- 4.
风速低于1节；博福特风级为0
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
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无风的状态；一段时间没有风
The absence of wind; a period of time without wind.
宁静；安静；无风；风平浪静；平静的状态；宁静；没有担忧、愤怒、恐惧或其他强烈的负面情绪；在压力下的心态稳定；平静的状态；没有噪音和干扰
用法In use
She maintained her calm during the entire interview.
用法提示：此处'calm'作名词，指心态的稳定与镇静。
After the storm passed, there was an eerie calm.
用法提示：此处'calm'作名词，指无风或风平浪静的状态。
His calm in the face of danger impressed everyone.
用法提示：此处'calm'作名词，表示面对压力时的冷静态度。
the calm before sth
固定说法，多指重大动荡或混乱到来之前的短暂平静。
The quiet office was just the calm before the storm.
安静的办公室不过是暴风雨前的平静。
in the calm of sth
of 后接时间或地点，表示处于……的平静氛围之中。
He liked to read in the calm of the early morning.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a sense of calm
- 平静的感觉
- The music gave her a sense of calm.音乐带给她一种平静的感觉。
- restore calm
- 恢复平静
- The manager stepped in to restore calm among the staff.经理出面恢复了员工们之间的平静。
- the calm before the storm
- 暴风雨来临前的平静
- The quiet market was just the calm before the storm.市场的沉寂只是暴风雨来临前的平静。
- a period of calm
- 一段平静的时期
- After weeks of conflict, the region enjoyed a period of calm.经过数周的冲突后，该地区享受了一段平静的时期。
- an atmosphere of calm
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到 calm 中的字母 l 像一根平静的横线，压住波浪，就是“宁静、无风”的状态。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、文学或新闻描写、气象与航海报告 calm 作名词时主要指“平静、宁静”，可指内心状态或环境安静；在气象、航海中则指“无风、风平浪静”。日常口语和书面语中都较常见，正式或专门场合（如航海、气象）也常出现，语域整体偏向中性偏混合。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为名词时通常不可数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 calm 同韵的词（美式发音 /ɑm/）：balm、palm、psalm、qualm 中的 l 不发音；bomb、mom 也读 /ɑm/。注意拼写相似的 call /kɔl/ 和 camel /ˈkæməl/ 发音与 calm 不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.