動詞 appease:

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   同義詞：pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
2. overcome or allay
   同義詞：quell, stay
3. make peace with
   同義詞：propitiate

1. Something of no intrinsic remedial value that is used to appease or reassure another.
   安慰的話，寬心的話某些沒有內在補救作用的東西，僅僅用來安慰他人
2. He hunted up a restaurant to appease his hunger.
   他好容易找到一家餐館去填飽肚子。
3. He has to appease his young brother.
   他不得不遷就他的弟弟。
4. He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.
   他說他吃光一頭大象才能充饑。

ap.pease

v.tr.（及物動詞）
ap.peased,ap.peas.ing,ap.peas.es
To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe.
緩和，撫慰：使和平、平靜和平息；撫慰
To satisfy or relieve:
滿足，緩解：
例句：
appease thirst.
緩解饑渴

To pacify or attempt to pacify (an enemy) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.See Synonyms at pacify
綏靖，姑息：做出退讓以使（敵人）安寧或企圖使敵人如此，常以喪失原則為代價參見 pacify

來源：
Middle English appesen
中古英語 appesen
from Old French apesier
源自 古法語 apesier
a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad-
a- [到] 源自 拉丁語 ad- *參見 ad-
pais [peace] from Latin p3x * see pag-
pais [和平，安寧] 源自 拉丁語 p3x *參見 pag-

【引伸】
appeas.able
adj.（形容詞）
appeas.ably
adv.（副詞）
appeas.er
n.（名詞）