English Dictionary

propitiatory

IPA（発音記号）

/pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/

形容詞

Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.

日本語の意味

（神や人を）なだめ、和解、償い、または宥和しようとする様子の / 懐柔的、宥和的な

The ambassador offered a propitiatory gift to the neighboring tribe to avert further hostilities.

大使はさらなる敵対行為を避けるために隣接する部族に宥和的な贈り物を贈った。

意味（1）

Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.

Hecatombs were early substituted for single victims; and, to render the worship still more propitiatory, these were soon exchanged for human sacrifices.

more propitiatory （ comparative ）

most propitiatory （ superlative ）