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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·plai·sant ETYMOLOGY French, from Middle French, from present participle of complaire to gratify, acquiesce, from Latin complacēre DATE 1638 1. marked by an inclination to please or oblige 2. tending to consent to others' wishes Synonyms: see amiable • com·plai·sant·ly adverb English Etymology complaisant 1640s, from Fr. complaisant (16c.), from M.Fr ., "pleasing," prp.of complaire "acquiesce to please," from L. complacere "be very pleasing" (see complacent, with which it overlapped till mid-19c.).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 complaisant com·plai·sant / kEm5pleizEnt / adjective (old-fashioned)ready to accept other people's actions and opinions and to do what other people want 顺从的；殷勤的 • com·plai·sance / kEm5pleizEns / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged com·plai·sant \]t\ adjective Etymology: French, from Middle French, present participle of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, gratify, from Latin complacēre to please greatly — more at complacent 1. : marked by an inclination to please or oblige or by courteous agreeability < amid very complaisant smiles and general encouragement — Jane Austen > 2. : marked by a willingness to please or serve others, to consent to their wishes, or to lend oneself compliantly to their purposes < boss-ridden conventions turned him down for more complaisantcandidates — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > Synonyms: see amiable |
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