摘要：relaxed 指人（偶尔指事物）本身就是“轻松的，放松的，松弛的;悠闲的，安心的，安静的；自在的，冷静的，镇定的，从容的，自然的，不加以拘束的”。例如：

relaxed和relaxing在某些意义上的区别和其它的-ed 形容词和 –ing 形容词是一样的。

1. relaxed 指人（偶尔指事物）本身就是“轻松的，放松的，松弛的;悠闲的，安心的，安静的；自在的，冷静的，镇定的，从容的，自然的，不加以拘束的”。例如：

He looked relaxed and elegant and had the patina of success.

他神态轻松潇洒，给人成功的印象。

She had a very relaxed manner.

她的举止特别自然。

He appeared relaxed and confidence before the match. 比赛前，他显得镇定而自信。

She was in a relaxed, confident mood.

她的心态从容而自信。

He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself.

他看起来很轻松，有绝对的自信完全能控制住自己。

She had a very relaxed manner. 她的举止特别自然。

Rowling is completely relaxed about this arrangement.

罗琳对这样的安排感觉完全自在（或无所谓）。

I take a fairly relaxed attitude towards what the kids wear to school.

孩子穿什么上学，我觉得无所谓。

As soon as I had made the final decision, I felt a lot more relaxed.

我一作出最后的决定就感到轻松多了。

The atmosphere at lunch was relaxed.

午餐的气氛很轻松。

Jennifer wasn't yet totally convinced that she'd profit from a more relaxed lifestyle

珍尼弗还不完全相信更轻松的生活方式会对她有好处。

Pale wooden floors and plenty of natural light add to the relaxed atmosphere

淡色木地板和充足的自然光平添了几分轻松的氛围。

He adopted a relaxed pose for the camera.

他摆了个悠闲的姿势拍照。

I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country.

我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。

2. relaxing 意为“有助于人休息的;放松的;轻松的，令人放松的”， 意指relaxing所修饰的事物都是具有令人放松的特性。

例如：

a relaxing drink / walk / evening 令人放松的一杯饮料 / 一次散步 / 一个夜晚

I find cooking very relaxing.

我发现烹饪可以令人非常放松。

If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music.

如果你需要放慢速度，可以听点令人放松的音乐。

Cool colors such as blue, purple, and green are relaxing colors.

蓝色、紫色和绿色等冷色是令人放松的颜色。

It's a relaxing car to drive long distance.

这辆轿车跑长途，开起来很轻松。

I'm going to spend the weekend just relaxing.

这个周末，我什么也不干，就是休息。

I spent a few hours quietly relaxing.

我怡然自得地轻松了几个小时。

Muscular aches and pains can be soothed by a relaxing massage.

做放松按摩可以减轻肌肉疼痛。

De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath.

舒舒服服洗个澡放松一下。

来源：翅膀英语一点号