calm and not easily upset or annoyed 宁静的；平和的；不易恼怒的 an equable temperament 平和的性情 He was in a remarkably equable mood when he spoke to reporters last night. 昨晚他对记者讲话时，情绪异常平静。
(of weather 天气 keeping a steady temperature with no sudden changes 稳定的；变化小的；温差小的 an equable climate 温和的气候。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fair, equitable’): from Latin aequabilis, from aequare ‘make equal’, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.