propitiatory
英 [prəˈpɪʃiətri] 美 [prəˈpɪʃiətɔri]

adj.

劝解的；抚慰的；谋求好感的；哄人息怒的

英英释义

propitiatory[ prəu'piʃiətəri ]

• adj.
  • having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation

    "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"

    同义词：expiatoryexpiative

  • intended to reconcile or appease

    "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"

    同义词：propitiative

权威例句

The Rights of Labor and the Propitiatory State
Illness and cures in the Greek propitiatory inscriptions and dedications of Lydia and Phrygia
Some Lydian Propitiatory Inscriptions
An evocation of an engraved propitiatory rite in Ifgane (Yagour, western High Atlas, Morocco)
Further intended: The propitiatory votive offering of God in Rom 3,25
The Propitiatory Meal
[Epilepsy: an incapacitating disease? Propitiatory topic for a free program for epileptics]
The Process of Developing Propitiatory Education for Adults
Rdo rje'i chos skyoṅ ba'i sruṅ ma rnams kyi las byaṅ 'phrin las Rnam par rol pa'i dga' ston : a collection of propitiatory rites ...
The Death of Christ Was a Propitiatory Sacrifice and a Vicarious Atonement for the Sins of Mankind, Atheological Essay [By J.C. Cowl...