pacification

• 名词，指通过外交或武力等手段恢复和平、平息冲突或安抚局势的行为；也指结束敌对行动的协定。

A noun referring to the act of bringing peace or calming a situation, often through diplomacy or force, or a treaty that ends hostilities.

1. Act of appeasingC1formal

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

   安抚

   • The leader's speech was an attempt at pacification of the angry crowd.
   • Pacification of the protesters required careful negotiation.
   • His gentle words were a form of pacification for the upset child.

   同义词appeasementconciliationmollificationplacationpropitiationsoothing

   反义词agitationenragementincitementprovocation

2. Peace treatyC1formal

   A formal agreement or treaty to end hostilities between opposing parties.

   和平条约

   • The pacification treaty was signed after years of war.
   • Both nations agreed to a pacification to restore peace.
   • The pacification brought an end to the border conflicts.

3. Counter-insurgency actionsC2formal

   Actions taken by a government or military to defeat an insurgency and restore order.

   平叛

   • The government's pacification campaign targeted rebel strongholds.
   • Pacification efforts included both military force and economic aid.
   • The region remained unstable despite years of pacification.

   同义词counterinsurgencyquellingstabilizationsubjugationsuppression

   反义词escalationincitementprovocation