placate

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vt. 抚慰, 平息, 使和解, 怀柔

发音

UK /pləˈkeɪt/
其它
UK /pleɪˈkeɪt/
CA /ˈpleɪkeɪt/
US /ˈpleɪkeɪt/
CA /pleɪˈkeɪt/
US /pleɪˈkeɪt/
AU /pləˈkeɪt/

词形变化

placated placates 三单 placates placating placating 现在分词 placated 过去式 placated 过去分词 more placate 比较级 most placate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.

    安抚

    平息

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Placid, peaceful.

    废旧 罕用

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

gentle appease pacify assuage conciliate gruntle lenify mollify

上位词 9

still quiet calm lull quieten tranquilize calm down tranquillise tranquillize

词源

First attested in the late 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin plācātus, perfect passive participle of plācō (“appease, placate”, literally “smooth, smoothen”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more), ultimately thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“smooth, flat”), from *pele- (“broad, flat, plain”). Related to Latin placeō (“appease”), Old English flōh (“flat stone, chip”). More at please.

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