mollification

• 名词，指安抚某人、使其平静或缓和情绪的行为，也指被安抚、平息或缓和的状态。

A noun referring to the act of appeasing someone or causing them to be more favorably inclined, or the state of being appeased or tempered.

1. State of being appeasedC1formal

   A condition of being calmed, soothed, or made less intense.

   平息

   • The mollification of the angry crowd took hours of negotiation.
   • His mollification was evident after receiving a sincere apology.
   • The treaty brought a sense of mollification to the warring nations.

   同义词appeasementassuagementcalmingconciliationpacificationplacationsoothing

   反义词agitationexacerbationirritationprovocation

2. Act of appeasingC1formal

   The action of calming someone down or making them more favorably inclined.

   安抚

   • The manager's mollification of the dissatisfied customer involved a full refund.
   • Her mollification of the committee was achieved through careful diplomacy.
   • Mollification of the opposition required significant concessions.

   同义词appeasementcalmingconciliationpacificationplacationpropitiationsoothing