pacify的词源

英文词源

pacify

pacify: see peace

pacify (v.)

late 15c., "appease, allay the anger of (someone)," from Middle French pacifier "make peace," from Latin pacificare "to make peace; pacify," from pacificus (see pacific). Of countries or regions, "to bring to a condition of calm," c. 1500, from the start with suggestions of submission and terrorization. Related: Pacified; pacifying.

中文词源

pacify：使平静，安慰

词根词缀： -pac-和平 + -ify动词词尾

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pacify：平息，安抚

来自peace,和平，平和，-fy,使。即使平和，引申词义平息，安抚。