pacify
/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. 安抚
verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 使平静；安慰；平定
Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics? 这是个严肃的步骤呢，还是仅仅用来取悦批评者的？
pac (和平， 平静) + ify (使) → 使平静
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- ...the pacification of the country. ...该国的平定。
- The speech was designed to pacify the irate crowd. 讲话的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。
- Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels. 政府军发现难以平定叛乱分子。