释义 |
propitiatorypro‧pi‧ti‧a‧to‧ry /prəˈpɪʃiətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective formal  - Perhaps he knows, as I do, that the letters are propitiatory.
- We saw earlier the strong propitiatory element in the religion of the Germanic pagans with whom St Boniface dealt in the 720s.
intended to please someone and make them feel less angry and more friendly: a propitiatory gift of flowers |