propitiate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you propitiate someone, you stop them from being angry or impatient by doing something to please them. 使息怒; 和解[正式]
I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people. 我從未違心安慰過別人。
These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters. 這些古老的儀式平息水中神霛的怒氣。
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propitiate /prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt/ (propitiating,propitiated,propitiates)
剑桥词典
- to please and make calm a god or person who is annoyed with you
使息怒；勸解；撫慰
In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god . 在那個時候，人們可能會祭獻一衹山羊或緜羊以祈求發怒的神霛息怒。
The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core . 開除政黨中的激進分子顯然是爲了安撫保守的核心成員。 返回 propitiate