【appeasement】 - A-level备考词汇

appeasement

UK:  [ə'pi:zmənt]

US:  [əˈpizmənt]

n.

1.姑息,迁就,抚慰,缓和,绥靖,满足

2.绥靖主义

1 . Appeasement would also probably increaseChina's appetite for regional domination. Its "core interests" in the area seem to be growing.
缓和两岸关系无疑才会吊起中国对台控制的胃口，而中国在台湾地区的“核心利益”似乎膨胀起来。

2 . Speaking to the enemy is an ordinary part of diplomacy and does not on its own amount to appeasement.
与敌对话属于外交中的平常内容，本身并不等于绥靖政策。

3 . The smoke of a proud papa's pipe drifting toward the heavens was a sort of appeasement to the heavenly powers.
那时，骄傲的父亲烟斗里飘出来的烟雾升到天堂就是一种缓和众神嫉妒之心的手段。

4 . The right approach for today's complex world is not that of those who see agreement and appeasement as synonyms.
对于今天这个错综复杂的世界来说，正确的方式不是将意见一致与绥靖政策划上等号。

5 . Though DS passes a signal of violence, a rashly abolition might passes sort of appeasement signal, or, compromise to heinous criminals.
死刑固然“传递的是一种暴力信息”，但贸然废除死刑可能传递的是一种绥靖信息，即对罪大恶极犯罪人的妥协。