pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry /prəˈpɪʃiətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjectiveadj formal FRIENDLYintended to please someone and make them feel less angry and more friendly 抚慰的,劝解的;取悦的;哄人息怒的 a propitiatory gift of flowers 为和解而送的鲜花
propitiatory• Perhaps he knows, as I do, that the letters are propitiatory.• We saw earlier the strong propitiatory element in the religion of the Germanic pagans with whom St Boniface dealt in the 720s.