| 单词 | placidness |
| 例句 | At 16, Hamer left home, and over the course of the next 18 months, walked across Britain, honing the skills that make him a superlative mole catcher — invisibility and placidness. Review | Life lessons from a mole — and a man who made a living catching them 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z It was a rare moment of drama for a show noted for its placidness. ‘Great British Bake Off’ Will Leave BBC for Rival 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The relative placidness of inbounds skiing is no match for the greater adventure of untamed terrain. Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek 2012-12-20T20:56:48Z It was then that the Believers began to fathom the reasons for the Prophet's placidness when he accepted the paragraph, seemingly so unfavourable, concerning the restitution of fugitives. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z For some subtle reason the expression of extreme placidness on Ingeborg's face as she lay silently watching the tree-tops and planning what she would do with her baby annoyed the Baroness. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Chalons is an ideally situated city, with a placidness which the slow current of the Sa�ne does not disturb. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Placidly and placidness have also the short a. Every-Day Errors of Speech Poor little girl, it must have been horrible for her to have come in from the gay placidness of her own life and thoughts to the stark tragedy of Bridget Rendle's death. To Love She went on in placidness from hour to hour, ruffled occasionally. Clayhanger He was of a most reverend aspect; his face thin and pale; but there was a divine placidness which inspired veneration, and expressed the most benevolent mind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" He breathed the placidness of a respectable old bachelor whose only love is for good living and who appreciates the digestive sleepiness of the boaconstrictor as the greatest of happiness. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Indeed, their very placidness was almost cold, animal in its indifference. The Mantooth "Oh, no," said Mrs. Fisher—with an odd placidness, Scrap thought. The Enchanted April A month, at least, is necessary, to bring my features to such a placidness with him, as to allow him to smile in my face. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) On the forward deck, at the foot of the mast, sat a young man in a state of placidness. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories In her whole attitude there is a sort of gravity and placidness, something of the half-asleep air of a person ruminating. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings Would you expect to enjoy yourself with your usual placidness, and not to be ruffled, in an hurricane which every moment threatens to blow your house down? Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 The conversation of these innocent and guileless lovers was, as it were, in unison with the placidness of the evening. Imogen A Pastoral Romance Therefore, Marion arrived in Dublin dishevelled, weary, and, for all her natural placidness, inclined to be cross. Hyacinth He looks pale, and his countenance wears a placidness indicating a mind absorbed in reflection. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter Now anger is by nature at the farthest distance imaginable from complacency, and spleenishness from placidness, and animosity and turbulence from humanity and kindness. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies To expand the human face to its full perfection, it seems necessary that the mind should co-operate by placidness of content, or consciousness of superiority. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Remaining with us a second night, something, possibly the placidness of the cattle, mellowed the old man and he grew amiable with the outfit, and myself in particular. The Outlet |
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