propitiate 详细解释

propitiate

[prə'piʃieit]

v.慰抚,劝解,取悦

词形变化

形容词: propitiable | 副词: propitiatingly | 名词: propitiator | 动词过去式: propitiated | 动词过去分词: propitiated | 动词现在分词: propitiating | 动词第三人称单数: propitiates |

词义辨析

同义参见:

silence  

英英释义

动词 propitiate:

make peace with

同义词:appease

补充

propitiatepropitiate英:[prəˈpiʃieit] 美:[proˈpɪʃiˌet]vt.1.劝解, 抚慰, 使息怒

例句

1. I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people.我从未特意地去安抚他人。 2. These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.这些古老的仪式平息了水中神灵的怒气。 3. They offered sacrifices to propitiate the god.他们供奉祭品以求神息怒。 4. the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices.异教徒认为用祭牲取悦众神是很重要的。 5. He made an offering to propitiate the angry gods.他供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。 6. a propitiatory offering to the gods献给神灵的祭品