conciliate
英 [kən'sɪlɪeɪt]
美 [kən'sɪlɪet]
助記提示
1. con- "together" + calare "call" (see claim) => concilium "group of people, meeting" => conciliate "call together, bring together, unite in feelings, make friendly".
2. council => conciliate.
中文詞源
conciliate 撫慰con-, 強調。-cil, 召喚，詞源同call, claim, council. 即指召集到一起開會，協調，安撫。
英文詞源
- conciliate
- conciliate: see council
- conciliate (v.)
- 1540s, from Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare "to bring together, unite in feelings, make friendly," from concilium "council" (see council). Related: Conciliated; conciliating.
雙語例句
- 1. His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
- 他的職責是安撫那些人，而不是去激怒他們。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
- 一位獨立顧問被請來調停卷入衝突的兩方.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The President has a strong political urge to conciliate.
- 總統有進行安撫的強烈政治意願。
來自辭典例句
- 4. I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.
- 我得盡量謙卑一些,好博得這位老謀深算的惡神的好感.
來自辭典例句
- 5. They are both trying hard to conciliate one another.
- 雙方都在拚命想取得諒解.
來自辭典例句