appeasable
appeasable — 形容詞
- appeasablepositive
- more appeasablecomparative
- most appeasablesuperlative
1. describes a person, group, or animal who can be calmed down when angry or demand
可安撫
能被安撫而不再生氣或敵對
describes a person, group, or animal who can be calmed down when angry or demanding — their hostility softens if they are given what they want or offered comfort
Constanza was appeasable after the row once Hugo brought her a mug of hot chocolate.
吵架過後，Constanza 是可以被安撫的——Hugo 給她端來一杯熱巧克力就好了。
The crying baby was appeasable only when his mother held him against her chest.
那個哭鬧的嬰兒只有在母親把他緊抱在胸前時才能被安撫。
condition expressed with only when-clause
Eitan found the landlord appeasable after he offered to repaint the front door.
Eitan 主動提出重新粉刷大門後，發現房東是可以被安撫的。
The furious passenger was appeasable once the airline handed her a voucher for the delay.
航空公司遞上一張延誤補償券後，那位憤怒的乘客就可以被安撫了。
Tara's cat is surprisingly appeasable — a saucer of warm milk always does the trick.
Tara 的貓出奇地容易被安撫——一小碟溫牛奶總能搞定。
- placable
more formal and literary; rare in everyday speech
- pacifiable
emphasises ending open conflict rather than soothing personal anger
- mollifiable
stresses softening someone's temper through gentle treatment
- unappeasable
cannot be calmed or satisfied no matter what is offered
- implacable
more common synonym for unappeasable; suggests hardened opposition
用法筆記
Typically describes someone who is actively angry or making demands. The word often carries a hint that giving in to the demands, rather than genuine reconciliation, is what restores calm. Most often appears in the phrase 'easily appeasable' or with a negative ('not easily appeasable').