placatory

[英] [ˈpleɪkɵtərɪ] [美] [ˈplekɵtərɪ] 生词本

adj.

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  • 英英释义

1. ADJ-GRADED 安抚的;抚慰的 A placatory remark or action is intended to make someone stop feeling angry. 
  • When next he spoke he was more placatory...

    当他又开口说话时,语气带有了更多的安抚性。

  • He raised a placatory hand. 'All right, we'll see what we can do.'

    他作抚慰状地举起一只手说:“好吧,我们看看我们能做什么。”

Adjective

1. tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions;

  • "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"
  • "placating (or placative) gestures"
  • "an astonishingly placatory speech"