conciliatory

英 [kənˈsɪliətəri]

美 [kənˈsɪliətɔːri]

adj.  调解的; 抚慰的; 意在和解的; 和解的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 调解的；抚慰的；意在和解的；和解的
  having the intention or effect of making angry people calm
  1. a conciliatory approach/attitude/gesture/move
     调解的方法；和解的态度 / 姿态 / 行动

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 愿意和解的; 调停的;安抚的
  When you areconciliatoryin your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.
  1. The next time he spoke he used a more conciliatory tone...
     他再次开口时使用了更具安抚性的语气。
  2. The President's speech was hailed as a conciliatory gesture toward business.
     总统的讲话被视为对商界的安抚性姿态，受到了欢迎。

英英释义

adj

• intended to placate
  1. spoke in a conciliating tone
  2. a conciliatory visit
  Synonym:conciliative
• making or willing to make concessions
  1. loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
  Synonym:compromisingflexible

双语例句

• His inaugural speech last Sunday was broadly conciliatory and emphasized clean government and rule of law.
  他在上星期的就职演说中致力于广泛的和解，强调廉洁的政府和树立法律的尊严。
• The next time he spoke he used a more conciliatory tone
  他再次开口时使用了更具安抚性的语气。
• He turned round, sounding a little more conciliatory. Her cheeks blanched slightly.
  他回过脸来，稍微和缓些。她的面色略微转白了些。
• Reform is politically possible only if the Americans start making more conciliatory noises, as Mr Paulson is doing.
  只有在美国采取更温和态度的前提下（就像鲍尔森正在做的那样），改革才具有政治上的可能性。
• He made a memorably conciliatory speech.
  他发表了一篇值得注意的和解性演说。
• Faced with this, Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, is trying to strike a conciliatory tone.
  面对上述局面，美国财长蒂姆盖特纳（TimGeithner）正在努力进行安抚。
• I believe the ideas I expressed on those occasions are both realistic and reasonable, although they have been criticised by some of my people as being too conciliatory.
  我相信我表达的思想在这些场合都是现实的和合理的，虽然他们一直批评我的一些人认为它过于和解。
• His letter was couched in conciliatory terms.
  他那封信里使用了表示和解的言辞。
• He drew the back of his hand across his nose with a conciliatory air.
  他显出一副息事求和的样子，用手背抹了一下鼻子。
• When finally he spoke, his tone was conciliatory.
  当他最后说话的时候，他用的是安抚的语气。