mollifiable
mollifiable — 形容詞
- mollifiablepositive
- more mollifiablecomparative
- most mollifiablesuperlative
1. able to be calmed down after feeling angry, upset, or annoyed
可安撫的
能透過安撫而平靜下來
able to be calmed down after feeling angry, upset, or annoyed
Eleni was surprisingly mollifiable after her little brother broke her favourite mug.
Eleni 的小弟打破她最愛的馬克杯後，她竟然出奇地容易被安撫。
Tara's elderly neighbour was mollifiable with a cup of hot tea and a kind word.
Tara 的年長鄰居只要一杯熱茶和一句好話就能安撫下來。
mollifiable with + [soothing action or item]
Ryo found his crying toddler quite mollifiable once he offered a warm hug.
Ryo 發現他哭泣的幼兒只要給予一個溫暖的擁抱就很容易被安撫。
The furious customer at the front desk was mollifiable after Kian waived the late fee.
櫃檯那位憤怒的客人，在 Kian 免除逾期費用後就可以被安撫下來。
Ezra's frustration about the noisy builders was mollifiable when his wife brought him earplugs.
Ezra 對吵雜建築工人的不滿，在妻子幫他拿來耳塞後就可以被安撫下來。
- appeasable
more often used in political or diplomatic contexts where demands are met
- placable
formal or literary term for easily calmed or pacified
- pacifiable
typically used when calming groups, crowds, or widespread unrest
- implacable
unable to be calmed or satisfied; much more commonly used
用法筆記
Frequently used in predicative position after linking verbs such as 'be', 'seem', 'prove', or 'find'. Less commonly used attributively before a noun.