placate

• vt. 撫慰；懷柔；使和解

來自拉丁語placate,安撫，取悅，來自PIE*plak,平的，來自PIE*pele,放平，展開，詞源同please,place.詞義由放平引申為放低身段，安撫等。

placate

placate: see please

placate (v.)

1670s, a back-formation from placation or else from Latin placatus "soothed, quiet, gentle, calm, peaceful," past participle of placare "to calm, appease, quiet, soothe, assuage," related to placere "to please" (see please). Related: Placated; placating; placatingly.

1. The concessions did little to placate the students.

讓步根本未能平息學生的憤怒。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.

甚至一紙書麵道歉都沒能安撫這個怒氣衝衝的女主人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He never attempts to placate his enemy.

他從不企圖與敵人和解.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He smiled, trying to placate me.

他微笑著，想要安撫我。

來自辭典例句

5. Tigress called over to placate him.

虎妞喊著勸慰.

來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子