SYNONYMS pacify, mollify, conciliate, appease, placate. These verbs refer to allaying another's anger, belligerence, discontent, or agitation. To pacify is to restore calm to or establish peace in: “The explanation . . . was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests” (Charlotte Brontë). An army was required in order to pacify the islands. Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings: The therapist mollified the angry teenager by speaking gently. Conciliate implies winning over, often by reasoning and with mutual concessions: “A wise government knows how to enforce with temper or to conciliate with dignity” (George Grenville). Appease and placate suggest satisfying claims or demands or tempering antagonism, often by granting concessions: I appeased my friend's anger with a compliment. A sincere apology placated the indignant customer.
这里面没有吃惊的内容 ms appease 是平息愤怒
原帖由 qiwei19852003 于 2007-6-2 15:16 发表
SYNONYMS pacify, mollify, conciliate, appease, placate. These verbs refer to allaying another's anger, belligerence, discontent, or agitation. To pacify is to restore calm to or establish peace ...