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equable
1、 Tending to remain calm.
2、 Free from harsh changes or extreme variation.
🌱Her friends thought it odd that such an equable woman had married a man so moody and unpredictable. 🌳Equable usually describes either climate or personality. The word seems to be used less today than in decades past, maybe because the personality type is less admired than it used to be. A steady, calm, equable personality may not produce much excitement but usually makes for a good worker and a good parent, and maybe even a longer life. In the words of the poet Robert Service: "Avoid extremes: be moderate / In saving and in spending. / An equable and easy gait / Will win an easy ending." adequacy Being equal to some need or requirement.
🌱Environmentalists doubt the adequacy of these regulations to protect the wilderness areas. 🌳When we question the adequacy of health-care coverage, or parking facilities, or school funding, we're asking if they are equal to our need. The adjective adequate means "enough" or "acceptable"—though in sentences like "His performance was adequate," it really means "no better than acceptable." equilibrium 1、 A state in which opposing forces are balanced so that one is not stronger or greater than the other.
2、 A state of emotional balance or calmness.
🌱The news had come as a shock, and it took him several minutes to recover his equilibrium. 🌳Equilibrium contains a root from the Latin libra, meaning "weight" or "balance." As a constellation, zodiac symbol, and astrological sign, Libra is usually pictured as a set of balance scales, often held by the blindfolded goddess of justice, which symbolizes fairness, equality, and justice. Equilibrium has special meanings in biology, chemistry, physics, and economics, but in all of them it refers to the balance of competing influences. equinox A day when day and night are the same length.
🌱She and her friends got together for an equinox party twice a year to celebrate the arrival of the fall and the spring. 🌳If you know that nox means "night" in Latin, it's not hard to remember the meaning of equinox. There are two equinoxes in the year: the spring equinox, around March 21, and the fall equinox, around September 23. The equinoxes are contrasted with the solstices, when the sun is farthest north and south of the equator. The summer solstice occurs around June 22 （the longest day of the year）, the winter solstice around December 22 （the shortest day）.
2、 Free from harsh changes or extreme variation.
🌱Her friends thought it odd that such an equable woman had married a man so moody and unpredictable. 🌳Equable usually describes either climate or personality. The word seems to be used less today than in decades past, maybe because the personality type is less admired than it used to be. A steady, calm, equable personality may not produce much excitement but usually makes for a good worker and a good parent, and maybe even a longer life. In the words of the poet Robert Service: "Avoid extremes: be moderate / In saving and in spending. / An equable and easy gait / Will win an easy ending." adequacy Being equal to some need or requirement.
🌱Environmentalists doubt the adequacy of these regulations to protect the wilderness areas. 🌳When we question the adequacy of health-care coverage, or parking facilities, or school funding, we're asking if they are equal to our need. The adjective adequate means "enough" or "acceptable"—though in sentences like "His performance was adequate," it really means "no better than acceptable." equilibrium 1、 A state in which opposing forces are balanced so that one is not stronger or greater than the other.
2、 A state of emotional balance or calmness.
🌱The news had come as a shock, and it took him several minutes to recover his equilibrium. 🌳Equilibrium contains a root from the Latin libra, meaning "weight" or "balance." As a constellation, zodiac symbol, and astrological sign, Libra is usually pictured as a set of balance scales, often held by the blindfolded goddess of justice, which symbolizes fairness, equality, and justice. Equilibrium has special meanings in biology, chemistry, physics, and economics, but in all of them it refers to the balance of competing influences. equinox A day when day and night are the same length.
🌱She and her friends got together for an equinox party twice a year to celebrate the arrival of the fall and the spring. 🌳If you know that nox means "night" in Latin, it's not hard to remember the meaning of equinox. There are two equinoxes in the year: the spring equinox, around March 21, and the fall equinox, around September 23. The equinoxes are contrasted with the solstices, when the sun is farthest north and south of the equator. The summer solstice occurs around June 22 （the longest day of the year）, the winter solstice around December 22 （the shortest day）.
EQU comes from the Latin word aequus, meaning "equal." To equalize means to make things equal. Things that are equivalent have the same value, use, or meaning. All three sides of an equilateral triangle are of the same length. And an equation (for instance, 21 + 47 = 68) is a statement that two mathematical expressions are equal.🌸