| 单词 | placate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [plə'keit] |
| 解释 | v.抚慰，平息(愤怒) |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 抚慰，平息(愤怒)(to soothe or mollify) 【考】 stratagem : deceive / concession : placate(谋略达到欺骗的目的 /让步达到抚慰的目的)inalienable : surrendered / implacable : propitiated(不让步的无法降服/ 不平静的无法缓和)反义词：antagonize( 对抗); peeve(触怒); gall(烦恼) 【记】 plac(平静)+ate→使 平静，平息 【同】 同根词：implacable( 难以平息的); complacent(自满的) 【例】 John placated his landlord by paying half of the overdue rent. |
| 字源 | placate (v.) 1670s, a back-formation from placation or else from Latin placatus "soothed, quiet, gentle, calm, peaceful," past participle of placare "to calm, appease, quiet, soothe, assuage," related to placere "to please" (see please). Related: Placated; placating; placatingly. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (通过达成协议)抚慰, 平息愤怒 = soothe = mollify = appease 【记】plac平静, ate－使平静－平息(怒火) 【参】implacable(adj 难以平息的); complacent(adj 自满得意的); placid(adj 平静的) 【类】stratagem: deceive = concession: placate谋略是为了欺骗 = 让步是为了抚慰inalienable: surrendered = implacable: propitiated不让步的无法被降伏 = 不平静的无法被缓和irascible: placable = insensate: conscious易怒的不是易抚慰的 = 没感觉的不是有意识的 【反】antagonize(v 敌对); peeve(v 使气恼); gall(v 使烦恼); rile(v 激怒); foment(v 煽动); surprise(v 使惊奇) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】将l去掉是pacify 平静；please 满足的，使喜欢；place 放，安置 + ate动词，使其放下，安置，搞定→摆平→平息 【相关】pacific 平静的，太平洋(P大写) |
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