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pac·i·fy AHD[păsʹə-fī'] D.J.[ˈpæsəˌfaɪ]K.K.[ˈpæsəˌfaɪ]v.tr.（及物动词）pac.i.fied, pac.i.fy.ing, pac.i.fies - To ease the anger or agitation of.使平静，安抚：平息…怒气或激动
- To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in.平定，镇压：在…结束战争、斗争或暴力；建立和平
- Middle English pacifien 中古英语 pacifien
- from Old French pacifier 源自 古法语 pacifier
- from Latin pācificāre 源自 拉丁语 pācificāre
- pāx pāc- [peace] * see pag- pāx pāc- [和平] * 参见 pag-
- -ficāre [-fy] -ficāre [后缀，表“使…化”]
pac'ifiʹable adj.（形容词）pacify, mollify, conciliate, appease, placate- These verbs all refer to allaying another's anger, belligerence, discontent, or agitation. To这些动词都用来指减轻或消除另一方的怒气、好战性、不满或焦虑。
- pacify is to restore calm to or establish peace in: Pacify 指使恢复平静或建立和平： "The explanation . . . was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests" (Charlotte Brontë). “这种解释…纯粹是为了安抚他的客人而说出的虚假的东西” （夏洛特·勃朗特）。 An army was required in order to pacify the islands.被要求平息这个岛的军队。
- Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings: Mollify 强调敌对情绪的抚慰： "In that case go ahead with the project,” she said, mollified by his agreeable manner.“在那种情况下继续执行计划，”她说，她已被他那彬彬有礼的态度所软化了。
- Conciliate usually implies winning over, often by reasoning and with mutual concessions: Conciliate 通常暗指通过说理和互相迁就争取过来： "A wise government knows how to enforce with temper or to conciliate with dignity" (George Grenville).“一个明智的政府明白如何通过调和来加强或以威严来安抚” （乔治·格伦维尔）。
- Appease andplacate suggest the satisfaction of claims or demands or the tempering of antagonism, often through the granting of concessions: Appease 和placate 表示通过让步而使请求或要求得到满足或敌意得到调和： The child is adept at appeasing her parents' anger with a joke or compliment.这孩子善于以一个玩笑或赞美来平息父母的怒气。Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess. 甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人
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