2022-03-04
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - equable & equitable
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง equable = “EK-wuh-buhl” or “EE-kwuh-buhl”
ออกเสียง equitable = “EK-wi-tuh-buhl”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
equable & equitable
Equable means “uniform,”
“free from variations,”
“unchanging,” and “tranquil”:
“The climate of Puerto Rico is equable.”
“Marsha is well liked because of her equable temperament.”
Equitable means “just,”
“right,”
“fair,
“reasonable”:
“The speaker claimed that he would campaign for equitable treatment of all citizens.”
“Both sides insisted that the settlement of their dispute was equitable.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for equable
Steady, Even, Equable
mean not varying throughout a course or extent.
Steady implies lack of fluctuation or interruption of movement.
steady progress
Even suggests a lack of variation in quality or character.
an even distribution
Equable implies lack of extremes or of sudden sharp changes.
maintain an equable temper
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for equitable
Fair, Just, Equitable, Impartial, Unbiased, Dispassionate, Objective
mean free from favor toward either or any side.
Fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests.
a fair decision
Just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper.
a just settlement of territorial claims
Equitable implies a less rigorous standard than Just and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned.
the equitable distribution of the property
Impartial stresses an absence of favor or prejudice.
an impartial third party
Unbiased implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice.
your unbiased opinion
Dispassionate suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies cool or even cold judgment.
a dispassionate summation of the facts
Objective stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneself and one's own interest or feelings.
I can't be objective about my own child
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
equable
= uniform; free from changes or variations
Not to be confused with:
equatable – regarded, treated, or represented as equivalent
equitable – characterized by fairness;
just and right; impartial; unbiased
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Did you know?
Equable usually describes either climate or personality.
The word seems to be used less today than in decades past,
maybe because the personality type is less admired than it used to be.
A steady, calm, equable personality
may not produce much excitement
but usuallymakes for a good worker and a good parent,
and maybe even a longer life.
In the words of the poet Robert Service:
"Avoid extremes: be moderate / In saving and in spending.
/ An equable and easy gait / Will win an easy ending".
