pacify
pacify
(-ies, -ied)
pacification
noun
pacificatory
adjective
语源
(-ies, -ied)
- [with obj.]quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of
使平静；安抚
he had to pacify angry spectators.
他必须让愤怒的观众平静下来。
■bring peace to (a country or warring factions), especially by the use or threatened use of military force
平定；平息；绥靖
the general pacified northern Italy.
将军平定了意大利北部。
pacification
noun
pacificatory
adjective
语源
- late 15th cent.: from Old French pacefier, from Latin pacificare, based on pax, pac- 'peace'
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