mid-15c., "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, clear" (of weather), figuratively "cheerful, glad, tranquil," of uncertain origin; perhaps from a suffixed variant of PIE *ksero- "dry," source of Greek xeros "dry" (see xerasia). In English, applied to persons since 1630s. Related: Serenely.
实用例句
1. a lake, still and serene in the sunlight
阳光下宁静安谧的湖水
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2. He has entered the serene autumn of his life.
他已进入了美好的中年时期.
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3. She has a lovely serene face.
她有一张可爱而安详的脸.
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4. He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his.
他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
来自柯林斯例句
5. In North China , however, it is particularly, limpid, serene and melancholy.
