| 单词 | appease |
| 释义 | appease —appeasable, adj. —appeasableness, n. —appeasably, adv. —appeasement, n. —appeaser, n. —appeasingly, adv. /euh peez"/, v.t., appeased, appeasing. 1. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. 2. to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger. 3. to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles. [1300-50; ME apesen < AF apeser, OF apais(i)er, equiv. to a- A-5 + paisi- PEACE + -er inf. suffix] Syn. 1. calm, placate. 3. APPEASE, CONCILIATE, PROPITIATE imply trying to preserve or obtain peace. To APPEASE is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy the demands of someone with a greed for power, territory, etc.: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich. To CONCILIATE is to win an enemy or opponent over by displaying a willingness to be just and fair: When mutual grievances are recognized, conciliation is possible. To PROPITIATE is to admit a fault, and, by trying to make amends, to allay hostile feeling: to propitiate an offended neighbor. Ant. 1. enrage. 2. increase, arouse, sharpen. 3. defy. |
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