reconcile
英 ['rek(ə)nsaɪl]
美 ['rɛkənsaɪl]
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. re- "again" + concile ( <= conciliate ) "make friendly" => "bring together again; regain; win over again, conciliate".
中文詞源
reconcile 調和，和解re-,再，重新，concil-,和解，詞源同 conciliation.
英文詞源
- reconcile (v.)
- mid-14c., of persons, from Old French reconcilier (12c.) and directly from Latin reconcilare "to bring together again; regain; win over again, conciliate," from re- "again" (see re-) + concilare "make friendly" (see conciliate). Reflexive sense is recorded from 1530s. Meaning "to make (discordant facts or statements) consistent" is from late 14c. Intransitive sense of "become reconciled" is from 1660s. Related: Reconciled; reconciling.
雙語例句
- 1. an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment
- 協調工業發展的需要和環境保護之間關係的努力
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Must they reconcile themselves to their fate?
- 難道他們甘心忍受這種命運 嗎 ?
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Negotiators must now work out how to reconcile these demands with American demands for access.
- 談判人員現在必須想辦法調和這些要求和美國人想要參與的要求。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father.
- 我很難做到既兼顧工作，又達成做個好父親的願望。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. We suggest that it is possible to reconcile these apparently opposing perspectives.
- 我們認為這兩個看似對立的觀點是可以調和的。
來自辭典例句