mollify

mollify

英 ['mɒlɪfaɪ]
　　美 ['mɑlɪfaɪ]

vt. 平息，緩和；使…平靜；使…變軟

中文詞源：

mollify 使平靜，撫慰

來自拉丁語mollis,軟的，詞源同melt,-fy,使。即使軟下來，引申詞義使平靜，撫慰。

例句：

1. The inves-tigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
展開調查主要是為瞭安撫那些壓力集團。

2. She managed to mollify her angry boss.
她順利平息瞭她生氣的老板.

3. Say something to mollify his anger.
你去解勸幾句,叫他別生氣瞭.

4. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
展開調查主要是為瞭安撫那些壓力集團。

5. He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.
他企圖以認錯來減緩他父親的怒氣.