satisfy

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be enough (for) ambitransitive
    — That brief explanation will never satisfy.
  2. To be enough (for); To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone). ambitransitive,transitive
    — The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.
  3. To be enough (for); To provide what is wanted or required for (something). ambitransitive,transitive
    — Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.
  4. To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due. transitive
    — to satisfy a creditor
  5. To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for. transitive
    — to satisfy a claim or an execution
  6. To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe. transitive
    — The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.
  7. To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt. dated,literary,transitive
    — I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.

词形变化

satisfies present,singular,third-person satisfying participle,present satisfied participle,past satisfied past

词源

From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“to make; to do”).
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