| 单词 | appeasement |
| 释义 | appeasement (once / 13432 pages) n Appeasement is the act of calming something down. A candy bar might give your hunger temporary appeasement, but eventually you'll need a real meal. The noun appeasement comes from the verb appease, which itself comes from the French words a ("to") and pais ("peace"). We wouldn't use appeasement to talk about deep inner calm, but rather satisfying demands, or bringing a turbulent situation back to calm, and in a way that often meets with disapproval. The ransom of $50,000, for instance, is an appeasement for the kidnappers. WORD FAMILYappeasement: appeasements+/appeasable: unappeasable/appease: appeasable, appeased, appeasement, appeaser, appeases, appeasing/appeaser: appeasers/appeasing: appeasingly/unappeasable: unappeasably USAGE EXAMPLESIf Donald Trump tries to lead us in the direction of appeasement rather than opposition, Republicans need to oppose him. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) Hazy visions of “healing” and “not becoming the hate we hate” sound dangerously like appeasement. The New Yorker(Dec 02, 2016) The western powers made the same mistake with their appeasement politics, indecision and indulgence. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) n the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) Syn|Hypo|Hyper calming mollification, pacification the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined conciliation, placation, propitiationthe act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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