英语单词 | conciliatory |
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英美音标 | 英 [kən'sɪliətəri] 美 [kən'sɪliətɔːri] |
中文释义 | adj.调和的;安抚的 |
英语例句 | (1) His letter was couched in conciliatory terms. (2) A more conciliatory approach is more productive. (3) The politician struck a conciliatory tone with his former adversaries. |
中文例句 | (1) 他那封信里使用了表示和解的言辞。 (2) 更加柔和的手段总是更有成效。 (3) 那个政客用安抚的口吻跟以前的对手说话。 |
vocabulary简明 | If you're in a fight with a friend and you want to end it, you should make a conciliatory gesture, such as inviting her to a party you're having. Conciliatory describes things that make other people less angry. |
vocabulary扩展 | The context is often a situation in which a dispute is settled by compromise. A synonym is propitiatory, though this adjective usually refers to avoiding the anger of someone who has the power to harm. In the word conciliatory, the –ory suffix means "relating to or doing," and the root is from Latin conciliatus, from conciliare "to bring together, win over," from concilium "council." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愿意和解的; 调停的;安抚的 When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.
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