satisfaction
satisfaction
noun
to one's satisfaction
noun
- [mass noun]fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this
满意，满足
I looked round with satisfaction.
我满意地环顾四周。
managing directors seeking greater job satisfaction.
在工作中寻求更大满足的经理们。
■(Law)the payment of a debt or fulfilment of an obligation or claim
(律)（债务等的）清偿；（义务等的）履行
in full and final satisfaction of the claim.
完全最终履行承诺。
■[with negative]what is felt to be owed or due to one, especially in reparation of an injustice or wrong
赔偿，补偿
the work will come to a halt if the electricity and telephone people don't get satisfaction.
如果电力和电话公司的员工得不到补偿的话，工作将会陷于停顿。
■(Christian Theology)Christ's atonement for sin
(基督教神学)基督替世人赎罪
■(historical)the opportunity to defend one's honour in a duel
(史)通过决斗维护荣誉的机会
I demand the satisfaction of a gentleman.
我要求决斗以维护一个绅士的荣誉。
to one's satisfaction
- so that one is satisfied
到…满意的程度
some amendments were made, not entirely to his satisfaction.
做了某些修正，但还没有达到使他满意的程度。
- Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin satisfactio(n-), from satisfacere 'satisfy, content' (see satisfy). The earliest recorded use referred to the last part of religious penance after ‘contrition’ and ‘confession’: this involved fulfilment of the observance required by the confessor, in contrast with the current meaning 'fulfilment of one's own expectations'
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