单词 | pacification |
释义 | pac·i·fi·ca·tion ![]() n. 1. The act of pacifying or the condition of being pacified; appeasement. 2. a. Reduction, as of a rebellious district, to peaceful submission: "Hadrian waged a brutal war of pacification against tenacious peasants of Judaea" (Kenneth W. Harl). b. Practical measures or policy aiming to effect this type of submission. 3. often Pacification A peace treaty: the Pacification of Ghent. pa·cifi·ca′tor (pə-sĭfĭ-kā′tər) n. pa·cifi·ca·to′ry (-kə-tôr′ē) adj. |
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