conciliate
英 [kən'sɪlɪeɪt]
美 [kən'sɪlɪet]
TEM8 GRE
1. con- "together" + calare "call" (see claim) => concilium "group of people, meeting" => conciliate "call together, bring together, unite in feelings, make friendly".
2. council => conciliate.
conciliate 抚慰con-, 强调。-cil, 召唤，词源同call, claim, council. 即指召集到一起开会，协调，安抚。
- conciliate
- conciliate: see council
- conciliate (v.)
- 1540s, from Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare "to bring together, unite in feelings, make friendly," from concilium "council" (see council). Related: Conciliated; conciliating.
- 1. His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.
- 他的职责是安抚那些人，而不是去激怒他们。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
- 一位独立顾问被请来调停卷入冲突的两方.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The President has a strong political urge to conciliate.
- 总统有进行安抚的强烈政治意愿。
来自辞典例句
- 4. I should do well to conciliate this ancient Mammon of Unrighteousness.
- 我得尽量谦卑一些,好博得这位老谋深算的恶神的好感.
来自辞典例句
- 5. They are both trying hard to conciliate one another.
- 双方都在拼命想取得谅解.
来自辞典例句
