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propitiation

/prəˌpɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/

翻译: 名词,指通过某种行为或献祭来安抚或赢得某人(尤指神)的欢心,常用于赎罪或消除敌意。

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词语关系

noun

/prəˌpɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/C2formal
  • zh名词,指通过某种行为或献祭来安抚或赢得某人(尤指神)的欢心,常用于赎罪或消除敌意。

A noun referring to the act of appeasing or gaining the favor of someone, especially a deity, through a specific action or offering, often to atone for wrongdoing or overcome hostility.

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  1. Act of appeasing or regaining favorC2formal

    The action of calming someone's anger or distrust, especially to restore a relationship.

    zh平息神怒

    • The king offered gifts as a propitiation to the angry gods.
    • Her apology was a sincere act of propitiation.
    • They made sacrifices as a form of propitiation for their mistakes.

    同义词appeasementconciliationmollificationpacificationplacation

    反义词aggravationprovocation

  2. Atonement for wrongdoingC2formal

    The act of making amends for a sin or fault, often to satisfy a divine or moral demand.

    zh赎罪

    • In many religions, propitiation involves rituals to cleanse the soul.
    • The priest spoke of propitiation through prayer and good deeds.
    • He saw his charity work as a form of propitiation for his past errors.

    同义词amendsatonementexpiationreparationsatisfaction

词形
  • propitiations plural form
  • propitiations' possessive plural form
  • propitiation's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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