calm學測 L2KK [ˈkɑm] ｜ /ˈkɑm/
鎮定的；不慌亂的·無風平靜的·使平靜；使鎮定
形容詞動詞同形，句意判讀是常見考點
The lake stayed calm even though the sky turned dark.
即使天色轉暗，湖面依然平靜。
一個畫面：撫平水波
水面無波海面平靜，沒有一絲波紋
撫平波紋用手輕壓，讓水波逐漸平息
心跳放緩情緒穩定，呼吸與心跳都變慢
義項
危機鎮定B1adjective鎮定的；不慌亂的
In the exam, she stayed calm and answered every question.
考試中，她保持鎮定，答完了每一題。
stay calmkeep calmremain calm
海面平靜B1adjective無風平靜的
The sea was calm, and the boat did not move at all.
海面很平靜，船完全沒有移動。
a calm seacalm weather
撫平情緒B1verb使平靜；使鎮定
He took a deep breath to calm his nerves before the game.
他在比賽前深吸一口氣，讓自己平靜下來。
calm downcalm your nerves
片語
calm down深呼吸放鬆 →使情緒或動作趨緩
calm before the storm暴風雨前寧靜 →風暴來臨前的平靜片刻
keep calm穩住情緒 →面對壓力仍保持鎮定
你會不會這樣說？
During the exam, she stayed ___ and answered every question. (calm / clam)
看答案
calm
calm 是「鎮定的」，clam 是「蛤蜊」，兩字只差一個字母容易打錯。
'The sea was calm, and the boat did not move at all.' 這句中，calm 描述的是？(A) 人的情緒 (B) 海面的狀態
看答案
(B)
此句描述海面沒有風浪，屬於天氣、海面義項，而非情緒鎮定。
字族
calmly 冷靜地；平靜地・calmness 冷靜；鎮定的狀態