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单词 propitiate
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释义
词典释义:
propitiate
GRE
英 [prəˈpɪʃɪeɪt]
美 [prəˈpɪʃiˌeɪt]

v. 谋求好感;取悦

  • 第三人称单数 propitiates
  • 现在分词 propitiating
  • 形容词 propitiatory
  • 名词 propitiator
  • 过去分词 propitiated
  • 过去式 propitiated
双语例句
  • The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core.

    开除党内激进分子显然是安抚保守的核心成员

  • Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.

    人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。

  • I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people.

    我从未违心安慰过别人。

  • These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.

    这些古老的仪式平息水中神灵的怒气。

  • They offered sacrifices to propitiate the god.

    他们供奉祭品以求神息怒。

  • They offer a sacrifice to propitiate the god.

    他们供奉祭品以慰诸神。

近义词
vt.
placateconciliate
同根词

词根 propitiate

  • propitiatory adj. 安抚的;劝解的;讨好的

  • propitiation n. 劝解;抚慰

释义
v.

win or regain the favour of (a god,spirit,or person) by doing something that pleases them

谋求(神灵或人的)好感,取悦

  • the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices.

    异教徒认为用祭牲取悦众神是很重要的。

词源

"late 16th cent.: from Latin propitiat- ‘made favourable', from the verb propitiare,from propitius ‘favourable,gracious' (see PROPITIOUS)."

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