conciliatory
/kənˈsɪliətəri/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈsɪliətɔːri/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈsil-yə-ˌtȯr-ē -ˈsi-lē-ə-/ (ame, mw)
conciliatory — 形容詞
- conciliatorypositive
- more conciliatorycomparative
- most conciliatorysuperlative
1. Someone who is conciliatory tries to calm an angry person or end a disagreement
和解的
旨在化解敵意或爭端的言行
Someone who is conciliatory tries to calm an angry person or end a disagreement through their words or actions.
Hassan made a conciliatory gesture by offering to pay for the damaged vase.
Hassan 主動提出賠償損壞的花瓶，這是一個和解的姿態。
collocation: conciliatory gesture
Sakura's conciliatory tone helped calm her colleague after the tense meeting.
Sakura 用和解的語氣讓緊張會議後的同事平靜下來。
collocation: conciliatory tone
When the prime minister finished her conciliatory speech, both sides stood up to shake hands.
總理發表完和解的演說後，雙方都站起來握手。
Kavya offered a conciliatory smile to her neighbour after the noisy argument.
Kavya 在激烈的爭吵後對鄰居露出和解的微笑。
Diallo wrote a conciliatory letter to the committee, admitting his mistake.
Diallo 寫了一封和解信給委員會，坦承自己的錯誤。
- appeasing
more direct, often suggests yielding to demands in order to keep peace
- placatory
very similar in meaning; used especially of a remark or gesture intended to calm someone
- mollifying
emphasizes soothing hurt feelings or anger rather than ending a broad disagreement
- pacificatory
more literary and less common; describes efforts to establish peace
- confrontational
deliberately challenging or opposing rather than calming
- antagonistic
showing active hostility instead of goodwill
- provocative
intended to cause anger rather than reduce it
文法句型
conciliatory + noun (gesture/tone/speech/letter/offer)
用法筆記
Frequently used before nouns describing words or actions intended to resolve a conflict. Common in formal, diplomatic, or workplace contexts where tensions exist.