Placate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 抚慰, 平息 ( 愤怒)
- ［英］ v. 抚慰, 平息 ( 愤怒) ( to soothe or mollify)
- ［记］ plac ( 平静) +ate -> 使平静, 平息
- ［同］ 同根词: implacable ( 难以平息的) ; complacent ( 自满的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (placated; placating)
- Etymology: Latin placatus, past participle of placare — more at please
- Date: 1678
- to soothe or mollify especially by concessions ; appease
- Synonyms: see pacify
- ? placater noun
- ? placatingly adverb
- ? placation noun
- ? placative adjective
- ? placatory adjective
