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pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry /prəˈpɪʃiətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective formal FRIENDLYintended to please someone and make them feel less angry and more friendly 抚慰的,劝解的;取悦的;哄人息怒的 a propitiatory gift of flowers 为和解而送的鲜花Examples from the Corpuspropitiatory• Perhaps he knows, as I do, that the letters are propitiatory.• We saw earlier the strong propitiatory element in the religion of the Germanic pagans with whom St Boniface dealt in the 720s.pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus less to and intended someone them feel make angry please and |