mollify
mollify
[ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
mollification
noun
mollifier
noun
语源
[ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
- [with obj.]appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
使平静，抚慰
nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists.
发电站四周建立了自然保护区以安抚当地自然保护者。
■(rare)reduce the severity of (something); soften
(罕)缓和，减轻
mollification
noun
mollifier
noun
语源
- late Middle English (also in the sense 'make soft or supple'): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis 'soft'
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