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語源

Borrowed from Middle French tranquille, from Latin tranquillus, from trāns- + the root of quiēs (“rest, quiet, peace”), ultimately from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).

発音

• (without æ-raising) IPA: /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/, [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæŋ.kʰw̥ɪl]
• (æ-raising)
  • (米国発音, Canada) IPA: /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋ.kwɪl/, [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl]; /ˈtɹɛ̃ŋ.kwɪl/, [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛ̃ŋ.kʰw̥ɪl]
• 韻: -æŋkwɪl
• ハイフネーション: tran‧quil

形容詞

tranquil (comparative tranquiler, superlative tranquilest)

1. Free from emotional or mental disturbance.

   Synonyms: calm, peaceful, serene, steady; see also Thesaurus:calm

   Antonym: agitated

   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter XXVIII, in Jane Eyre:

     Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.

2. Calm; without motion or sound.

   Synonyms: peaceful; see also Thesaurus:immobile, Thesaurus:silent

   • 1921, Douglas Wilson Johnson, Battlefields of the World War, Western and Southern Fronts: A Study in Military Geography, page 262:

     […] that the streams which did form were clear and tranquil because fed by perennial springs from the underground supply; and that in their tranquil waters extensive peat bogs formed.

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