| 释义 |
apay, v. arch.|əˈpeɪ|
Forms: 3–4 apaie, 4–5 apaye, apey, 6 appaie, 5–7 appay, apay.
[a. OFr. apay-er, apai-er (Pr. apaiar, apagar), f. late L. *adpācāre, f. ad to, completely + pācāre to please, satisfy, orig. to pacify, f. pāc-em peace (cf. appease and pay). After 1500 often refashioned as ap-pay: see ap- prefix1. Since 1700, found only in pa. pple., as a poetic archaism: see apaid.]
1. To satisfy, content, please. arch.
a1250Meid. Marg. li, I sende him to þe, To turne þine herte ant apaie me. c1374Chaucer Troylus v. 1249 She elleswhere hath now hire herte apeyde. a1440Sir Degrev. 574 Other ladyes wolde say, Myȝthe no womman the apay. c1550Bale Sel. Wks. (1849) 116 The priest of this house⁓hold would be full well apayd both with you and with me. 1603Florio Montaigne (1632) 292 To goe about to please and appay divine goodnesse. 1683Chalkhill Thealma & Cl. 76 Well appaid With what her greedy thoughts had tasted on. 1870Morris Earth. Par. iii. II. 32 Or all is nought..Or of my tale shall ye be well apaid.
†2. To repay, requite. Obs.
1483Caxton G. de la Tour F j b, Thenne was the good man wel apayed by the falsnes of the old..woman. 1596Spenser F.Q. v. v. 33 Eke with gratefull service me right well apay. 1603Florio Montaigne ii. iv. (1632) 200 The Gods..reward and appay thee. 1631Quarles Sampson 290 E're he can appay His wrong with timely vengeance. |