| 单词 | satisfaction |
| 释义 | satisfaction (once / 118 pages) n Satisfaction is the act of fulfilling a need, desire, or appetite, or the feeling gained from such fulfillment. Satisfaction means you’ve had enough — in a good way. When a product says "Satisfaction guaranteed" it means you’ll like it or they'll give you your money back. A good meal provides satisfaction of your hunger. When you graduate from school or get a good job, you have a feeling of satisfaction. This term once meant an act of atonement assigned by a priest to make up for a sin. When something is explained well, it was explained to your satisfaction. WORD FAMILYsatisfaction: satisfactions, self-satisfaction+/dissatisfaction: dissatisfactions/dissatisfactory: dissatisfactorily/dissatisfied: dissatisfiedly/dissatisfy: dissatisfaction, dissatisfactory, dissatisfied, dissatisfies, dissatisfying/satisfactory: satisfactorily, satisfactoriness, unsatisfactory/satisfiable: unsatisfiable/satisfied: satisfiedest, satisfiedly, self-satisfied, unsatisfied/satisfier: satisfiers/satisfy: dissatisfy, satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfiable, satisfied, satisfier, satisfies, satisfying/satisfying: satisfyingly, unsatisfying/unsatisfactory: unsatisfactorily, unsatisfactoriness/unsatisfiable: unsatisfiably/unsatisfying: unsatisfyingly USAGE EXAMPLESShe befriended her fellow thespians and always looked beyond herself for meaning and satisfaction. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) “It’s very hard for us ever to get the satisfaction of MacArthur and the emperor meeting, and a war being officially over,” he said. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Rich Little said it’s all worth it when customers close their eyes and emit little sounds of satisfaction when savoring their treats. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n state of being gratified or satisfied Syn|Hypo|Hyper gratification quality of life your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort) comfortsatisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing emotional state, spirit the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) 2n act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite the satisfaction of their demand for better services Hypo|Hyper gratification the act or an instance of satisfying satiationthe act of achieving full gratification head trip, self-gratificationthe act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure humoring, indulgence, indulging, pamperingthe act of indulging or gratifying a desire pleasingthe act of one who pleases change the action of changing something 3n the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction Ant|Hypo|Hyper dissatisfaction the feeling of being displeased and discontent pride satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements complacence, complacency, self-complacency, self-satisfactionthe feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself fulfillment, fulfilmenta feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires glee, gloat, gloatingmalicious satisfaction civic pride, civic spiritpride in your city smugnessan excessive feeling of self-satisfaction contentment happiness with one's situation in life 4n compensation for a wrong we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store Syn|Hyper atonement, expiation amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury 5n (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation the full and final satisfaction of the claim Hyper payment a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
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