peace的意思|peace的解释-里氏词典

peace [pi:s]

n. 和平, 和约, 治安, 和睦, 安宁, 静寂

vi. 安静下来, 不作声

[法] 和平, 治安, 社会秩序

peace

[ noun ]

the state prevailing during the absence of war

<noun.state>

harmonious relations; freedom from disputes

<noun.state>

the roommates lived in peace together

the absence of mental stress or anxiety

<noun.feeling>

the general security of public places

<noun.state>

he was arrested for disturbing the peace

a treaty to cease hostilities

<noun.communication>

peace came on November 11th

Peace \Peace\, v. t. & i.
To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop. [R.] ``Peace
your tattlings.'' --Shak.

When the thunder would not peace at my bidding. --Shak.

Peace \Peace\, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix,
L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an
agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease},
{Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to
requite.]
A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or
agitation; calm; repose; specifically:
(a) Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies.
(b) Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law.
(c) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions;
tranquillity of mind or conscience.
(d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony;
concord. ``The eternal love and pees.'' --Chaucer.

Note: Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding
silence, quiet, or order. ``Peace! foolish woman.''
--Shak.

{At peace}, in a state of peace.

{Breach of the peace}. See under {Breach}.

{Justice of the peace}. See under {Justice}.

{Peace of God}. (Law)
(a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a
state of peace and good conduct.
(b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is the gift of God.

{Peace offering}.
(a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary offering to God in token of
devout homage and of a sense of friendly communion with
Him.
(b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to an offended
person.

{Peace officer}, a civil officer whose duty it is to preserve
the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a sheriff or
constable.

{To hold one's peace}, to be silent; to refrain from
speaking.

{To make one's peace with}, to reconcile one with, to plead
one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another.
``I will make your peace with him.'' --Shak.

Both sides accused the other of misinterpreting a peace plan signed two weeks ago and of violating a truce that started March 21.
But they could overcome an impasse that has thwarted peace efforts since a shaky first truce collapsed last summer.
Although the truce effectively collapsed one week later, with both sides swapping accusations of military attacks, government and rebel representatives continued to hold sporadic peace talks in Zaire until last week.
His peace initiative is too important to be stopped in its tracks by the unserious custom of finding fault with his motives, or his methods or, alas too often, his results. Admittedly his score in all three areas is less than perfect.
Cristiani, who takes over June 1 as head of this country's U.S.-backed government, said Nicaragua is the main obstacle to regional peace.
Voters appear to have little faith left in the oft-discussed Middle East "peace process," so neither they nor journalists are pressing candidates to explain how they would get Israelis and Palestinians into negotiations.
"There is no way that my peace plan will be valid unless the PLO looks at it and agrees on it," he said.
Mr Molyneaux, briefed in advance of the revelation, appeared ready to reserve judgment. But trust - or rather the absence of it - has always been the deciding factor in efforts to restore peace to Northern Ireland.
A senior British official on Monday sharply criticized Israeli leaders and suggested that U.N. Security Council members help prepare for Arab-Israeli peace talks _ a proposal made recently by Soviet officials.
The city has suffered almost daily bombing attacks by drug traffickers, who are pressing the government to end its 13-day-old crackdown and negotiate a peace.
A Soviet diplomat arrived here Wednesday to discuss a troubled peace plan for Namibia in what was the first official visit to South Africa approved by Moscow in 33 years.
"If we are encouraged by their example to move from here to make this world a place of peace and love through the mutual service we give to one another, then senselessness will be turned into fullness of life," he said.
The government has said that if guerrillas want to participate in the assembly, they must sign a peace agreement and take steps toward disbanding.
About 200 Cambodian refugees prayed for peace in their village of exile in Thailand, Site B, exactly 11 years after Vietnam invaded their homeland and started the continuing civil war.
SAPOA, Nicaragua _ Rebel and government negotiators began hammering out the details of a 60-day cease-fire outlined in the peace accord signed last week.
It is expected to be signed formally at the Washington peace talks, which enter their eleventh round this week. Many of the most difficult and sensitive details remain obscure.
The report concludes that "our vast investment in El Salvador has brought neither peace nor political stability nor a sound economy.
With Democrats holding majorities in the House and Senate, the only questions seem to be how large the so-called "peace dividend" will be, and where the savings will go.
"We are here to defend the right and defend the peace.
U.S. OBJECTIONS to a Central American peace plan make progress unlikely.
Mrs. Johnson got to salvage what was left of her reputation in peace.
"In the course of my talks with the representatives of both governments, I suggested ways to move the talks forward within the framework of Resolution 598 in order to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region," he said.
The regime is opposed by hardline guerrillas based in neighbouring Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said most hurdles in the Afghan peace process had been removed. A majority of the guerrilla groups were backing the UN plan, he added.
Troubling signs are already popping up, most significantly a proposed gathering soon in Iran of hardliners opposed to the peace effort.
More than 100 world leaders passed along greetings of peace Monday in the 16th annual World Hello Day organized by two Nebraska brothers.
In 1969, peace demonstrators staged activities across the country, including a candlelight march around the White House, as part of a moratorium against the Vietnam War.
Earlier this month, Premadasa announced the amnesty as part of a peace plan under which Sinhalese and Tamil militants would receive parliamentary seats and jobs in return for renouncing violence.
Iran and Iraq have agreed to a ceasefire in their war, and there are murmurings of peace in southern Africa.
"Participating in World Hello Day is a symbolic action, which celebrates the contributions made by personal communication to the resolution of conflicts and the preservation of peace," he said in a promotional flier.
Finance Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin, leaders of the center-left Labor Party that shares power with Shamir's Likud, favor trading territory for peace, though not the creation of a Palestinian state.

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