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appeasement是什么意思

appeasement

英 [ə'piːzm(ə)nt] 美 [ə'pizmənt]
  • n. 缓和,平息;姑息

英文词源


appeasement (n.)
mid-15c., "pacification," from Middle French apeisement, Old French apaisement "appeasement, calming," noun of action from apaisier (see appease). First recorded 1919 in international political sense; not pejorative until failure of Chamberlain's policy toward Germany in 1939 (Methods of appeasement was Chamberlain's description of his policy).

双语例句


1. They have already been accused of appeasement by more militant organisations.
已有更多的好战组织谴责他们采取姑息态度。

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2. Appeasement has come home to roost.
绥靖政策的恶果已经显现出来了。

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3. He denied there is a policy of appeasement.
他否认有绥靖政策存在。

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4. Music is an appeasement to shattered nerves.
音乐可抚慰受重创的神经.

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5. There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness.
对残暴行为是不能姑息的.

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