Equable

(adj.) not easily irritated; 'an equable temper'; 'not everyone shared his placid temperament'; 'remained placid despite the repeated delays' .

(adj.) not varying; 'an equable climate' .

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• The equable manner in which Mrs. Jellyby sustained both his absence and his restoration to the family circle surprised us all. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He is industrious, patiently adaptable to rank and file, equable and moderate in capacity and requirement. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The range of life of the Mesozoic Period as we know it was confined to water and fairly low-lying valley regions under equable conditions. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• In order to have a large number of values in common, all the members of the group must have an equable opportunity to receive and to take from others. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Manifestly when the angle is at its least, the world's climate, other things being equal, will be most equable. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She preserved an equable cheerfulness in the midst of her sympathy, which was not the least astonishing part of the change that had come over her. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• She was serene, humble, kind, and equable through everything. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I think you had, sir, without knowing it, returns the equable Vholes. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Nothing in the whole adventure, not even the upset, had disturbed the calm and equable current of Mr. Pickwick's temper. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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