appease

英語

詞源

源自中古英語 ← 古法語 (“使平靜”)。

發音

國際音標^(幫助)：/əˈpiːz/
韻部：-iːz

動詞

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時，現在分詞，一般過去時及過去分詞)

使平靜
近義詞：、、、、、、

to appease the tumult of the ocean
使海洋的波動平靜下來
- 1897, 布莱姆·斯托克《德拉庫拉》章21
  'First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You may as well be quiet. It is not the first time, or the second, that your veins have appeased my thirst!'
使息怒
近義詞：、

They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.
他們用燒過的供品平息了神的憤怒。

反義詞

派生詞

拓展閱讀

“appease”, Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, OCLC 800618302
“appease”, The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, OCLC 867766587

異序詞

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