pa·cif·ic /pəˈsɪfɪk/
太平洋(a.)太平洋的,太平洋沿岸的愛好和平的,安靜的
pa·cif·ic a. Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; as, a pacific nature or condition. [wns=3]
Syn: -- peaceable.
Pacific Ocean, the ocean between America and Asia, so called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on account of the exemption from violent tempests which he enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the Pacific, and, formerly, the South sea.
Syn: -- Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
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pacific
adj 1: promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that
no troops were called up"
2: relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific
islands"
3: disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific
temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice
rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in
a peaceable and orderly manner" [syn: peaceable]
n : the largest ocean in the world [syn: Pacific Ocean]