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propitiatory

/pruh-pish-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // prəˈpɪʃ i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (prəˈpɪʃɪətərɪ) //

赎罪的,赎罪,代祷的,赎罪性的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : serving or intended to propitiate.
    • : making propitiation; conciliatory.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : mercy seat.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • I was quite sure, on the contrary, that they were intended as a propitiatory offering.

  • Nor is it solely to human beings that dogs use such propitiatory actions.

  • All that particularly stood out was that the propitiatory offering would have to be some cherished enjoyment.

  • We may note here the euphemistic tendency to call powerful spirits by propitiatory names.

  • The propitiatory formulas most in vogue are still such as carry or imply an invidious comparison.