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pacific

pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk/ adjective
pacific
/pəˈsɪfɪk/
adjective
Learner's definition of PACIFIC
Pacific : of, relating to, bordering on, or near the Pacific Ocean太平洋的
[more pacific; most pacific] literary
: calm and peaceful平静的;宁静的
: loving peace : not wanting war or conflict爱好和平的

Pacific

Pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk/ proper noun
Pacific
/pəˈsɪfɪk/
proper noun
Learner's definition of PACIFIC
the Pacific Ocean also the Pacific
: ocean separating North America and South America from Asia and Australia太平洋
the Pacific Northwest
: region of the U.S.美国西北部
the Pacific Rim
: countries in or around the Pacific Ocean环太平洋地区

— Pacific

adjective
IELTS BNC: 2913 COCA: 26607

pacific

adjective

pa·​cif·​ic pə-ˈsi-fik How to pronounce pacific (audio)
1
a
: tending to lessen conflict : conciliatory
b
: rejecting the use of force as an instrument of policy
2
a
: having a soothing appearance or effect
mild pacific breezes
b
: mild of temper : peaceable
3
capitalized : of, relating to, bordering on, or situated near the Pacific Ocean
pacifically adverb

Example Sentences

as a pacific gesture, we invited our feuding neighbors to our backyard barbecue a pacific nation that has managed to remain neutral even during times of world conflict
Recent Examples on the Web For more than 50 years, Bonn and later Berlin had taken a pacific approach: Don’t rile the Russians; enmesh them in trade and diplomacy. Josef Joffe, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022 Frontier’s flight departs at 5:46 p.m., eastern time and arrives in Las Vegas at 8:22 p.m., pacific time. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2022 The earthquake occurred along the Aleutian Trench, part of Pacific Ring of Fire, with experts predicting that the aftereffects of the quake may soon be felt in Hawaii, the U.S. pacific territory of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands. Washington Post, 29 July 2021 Anne has fomented violence in Cécile’s pacific nature. Rachel Cusk, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2019 This pacific picture, though, is soon replaced by far more disturbing, recurrent images of perilously small boats filled with frantically shouting, gesturing men, women and children seeking asylum. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017 Most Rohingyas have remained remarkably pacific in the face of extraordinary provocation. The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017 In short, the play begins in a tempestuous way and concludes in a manner that is more pacific or, in this particular geographic case, Mediterranean. Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, 23 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pacifique, from Latin pacificus, from pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic — more at pact

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of pacific was circa 1548
IELTS BNC: 2913 COCA: 26607

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