pacify

动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/|/ˈpæsəfaɪ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation. transitive
    — Near-synonyms: peacify, repacify, allay, locarnize
  2. To appease (someone). transitive
    — Watt decided in the end that an examination of Erskine's room was essential, if his mind was to be pacified, in this connexion.

词形变化

pacifies present,singular,third-person pacifying participle,present pacified participle,past pacified past

词汇关系

近义词
allay ameliorate appease assuage becalm bestill bring down calm calm down cool down cool off delay hose down lull mollify pacify peacen placate put at ease quell relax soothe still temper
反义词
agitate becraze enrage harass provoke taunt
下位词
humor make silent
衍生词
pacifiable pacifier pacifyingly repacify unpacify unpacifying
相关词
pacific pacifier pacifism pacifist pacifistic passive peace calmness

词源

From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx (“peace”) + faciō (“to do, make”). Cognate with pay and peacify.
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