单词 | appease |
释义 | appease[ə'pi:z]vt. 抚慰, 缓解, 平息, 姑息【法】 使和缓, 使满足, 姑息 appease ap.pease AHD: […-p¶z“] D.J. [*6pi8z]K.K. [*6piz]v.tr.(及物动词) ap.peased,ap.peas.ing,ap.peas.es 1. To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe.缓和,抚慰:使和平、平静和平息;抚慰2. To satisfy or relieve:满足,缓解:appease thirst.缓解饥渴3. To pacify or attempt to pacify (an enemy) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.See Synonyms at pacify 绥靖,姑息:做出退让以使(敌人)安宁或企图使敌人如此,常以丧失原则为代价参见 pacify语源:1. Middle English appesen 中古英语 appesen 2. from Old French apesier 源自 古法语 apesier 3. a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad- a- [到] 源自 拉丁语 ad- *参见 ad-4. pais [peace] from Latin p³x * see pag- pais [和平,安宁] 源自 拉丁语 p³x *参见 pag- 继承用法:appeas“able adj.(形容词)appeas“ably adv.(副词)appeas“er n.(名词) |
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