propitiatory
[pr?'p????t?ri]
- adj. 安撫的；勸解的；討好的
中文詞源
propitiatory 安撫的，使息怒的，為和解的
來自propitiate,安撫，使息怒。
英文詞源
- propitiatory
- c. 1300 (n.) "the mercy seat," from Late Latin propitiatorium (translating Greek hilasterion in Bible); noun use of neuter singular of propitiatorius "atoning, reconciling," from propitiatus, past participle of propitiare (see propitiation). As an adjective in English from 1550s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She saw the flowers as a propitiatory offering.
- 在她看來，送花是主動(dòng)和解的表示。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He sent her flowers as a propitiatory gesture.
- 他將花送給她以求好感.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Good for sensitive, agnail skin and take it into calm, propitiatory situation.
- 適合敏感、紅腫 、 發(fā)炎的皮膚.有鎮(zhèn)定, 消除紅腫,安撫的效果.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)