placate
含义: To make someone less angry or hostile by making concessions or soothing gestures, often implying a degree of appeasement.
Placate suggests calming someone down from a state of anger or agitation, typically through concessions that may not fully address the underlying grievance. It carries a faintly negative edge — to placate someone is often to offer the minimum necessary to restore quiet rather than to resolve the problem. Journalists frequently use it in political contexts: 'an attempt to placate backbenchers,' 'measures designed to placate voters.'
例句
- The government offered a modest tax cut in what was widely seen as an attempt to placate disgruntled voters. 政府提出了一项小幅减税措施,被普遍视为安抚不满选民的尝试。El gobierno ofreció una modesta reducción fiscal en lo que se interpretó ampliamente como un intento de aplacar a los votantes descontentos.政府は不満を抱く有権者をなだめようとする試みと広く見られる小幅な減税を提示した。정부는 불만을 품은 유권자들을 달래려는 시도로 널리 인식된 소폭 감세를 제시했다.
- Nothing the headteacher said could placate the parents who had gathered outside the school gates. 校长说的任何话都无法安抚聚集在校门外的家长们。Nada de lo que dijo el director pudo aplacar a los padres que se habían congregado ante las puertas del colegio.校長が何を言っても、校門の外に集まった保護者たちをなだめることはできなかった。교장이 무슨 말을 해도 교문 밖에 모인 학부모들을 달랠 수 없었다.
- He tried to placate his critics by commissioning an independent review, but few believed it would be impartial. 他试图通过委托进行独立审查来安抚批评者,但很少有人相信审查会公正。Intentó aplacar a sus críticos encargando una revisión independiente, pero pocos creyeron que fuese a ser imparcial.彼は独立した審査を委託することで批判者をなだめようとしたが、それが公平であると信じる者はほとんどいなかった。그는 독립적인 검토를 의뢰함으로써 비판자들을 달래려 했지만, 그것이 공정할 것이라고 믿는 사람은 거의 없었다.
发音
用法指南
语境: journalism, professional, general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin placatus, past participle of placare (to calm, soothe, appease), related to placere (to please). Entered English in the late 17th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
更多同类表达
More from General Advanced