placatory

音标发音

• 英式音标 [pləˈkeɪ.tər.i]
• 美式音标 [ˈpleɪ.kə.tɔːr.i]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj.抚慰的；怀柔的；融洽的

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• There are political temptations to be more placatory: the white working class, the bedrock of Labour’s electoral coalition, has grown estranged from the party over the past decade.
  （对罢工）更加怀柔，在政治上不乏诱惑：工党选举联盟的基石，白人工人阶级在过去的十年已经和工党渐行渐远了。

权威例句

• To Mr Cameron, who does not want one, tossing them the opt-out may appeal as a placatory gesture.
  ECONOMIST: Opting out of the EU
• And the 1994 deal did its part to encourage Mr Kim in his extortionist habit of acting up and then pocketing placatory goodies, time and again.
  ECONOMIST: Dealing with North Korea

词组短语

短语

• Placatory Once 抚慰一下
• placatory strategies 柔性策略
• Still Placatory Sand Lonely 依然抚慰沙寂寞
• Eight Sister Placatory Jinyu 八姊抚慰金玉
• Chujing Placatory Wang Bin 楚静抚慰王斌

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• trying to avoid making someone angry

柯林斯英英字典

• A placatory remark or action is intended to make someone stop feeling angry.