appease
翻译
安抚, 平息, 绥靖
例句
They tried to appease the angry crowd.
他们试图安抚愤怒的人群。
He ate a snack to appease his hunger.
他吃了点零食来充饥。
语法模式
((sb.)) 安抚(某人) They tried to appease the angry crowd.
((sth.)) 满足(感觉等) He ate a snack to appease his hunger.
近义词
同义词: pacify, placate, soothe; 反义词: provoke, aggravate
词源
源自古法语 'apaisier',来自 'a-' (去) + 'pais' (和平)。字面意思是“带来和平”。
记忆技巧
“appease” 中含有 “peace”(和平)。为了和平而“安抚”某人。