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单词 conciliatory
释义 conciliatory, a. (and n.)|kənˈsɪlɪətərɪ|
[ad. L. type *conciliātōri-us, f. conciliātor: see conciliator and -ory. In mod.F. conciliatoire.]
Tending or calculated to conciliate; showing a spirit of conciliation.
1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. 366 An Epistle called Conciliatorie, wherein he craveth acquaintaunce with one whome he never knewe, but by report.1777Burke Let. Sheriffs Bristol Wks. III. 203 The amiable and conciliatory virtues of lenity, moderation, and tenderness.1855Prescott Philip II, I. i. v. 61 He had not the conciliatory manners which win the favor of..mankind.
b. as n. A measure calculated to conciliate.
1778Learning at a Loss II. 145 Penitentials, Mediatorials, and Conciliatories will be dispatched to my queer Father-in-law.
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