satisfy
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈsæt.ɪs.faɪ]
- 美式音标 [ˈsæt̬.ɪs.faɪ]
- 国际音标 ['sætisfai]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vi. 令人满意;令人满足
- vt. 满足;说服,使相信;使满意,使高兴
词源解说
- 15世纪初期进入英语,直接源自中古法语的satisfier;最初源自古法语的satisfaire,意为补偿。
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- satisfied:感到满意的。
- satisfactory:满意的;符合要求的;赎罪的。
- satisfying:令人满意的;令人满足的。
- satisfiable:可以满足的;可使满足的。
- adv性质的同根词
- satisfactorily:令人满意地。
- satisfyingly:使人满意地。
- n性质的同根词
- satisfaction:满意,满足;赔偿;乐事;赎罪。
- satisfier:致满足物;满意因子。
- satisfactoriness:令人满意。
- v性质的同根词
- satisfied:使满意(satisfy的过去式)。
用法辨析
- satisfy的基本意思是“满足,满意”。可指“使某人满意”,也可指“使某人的欲望、期待、条件或好奇心得到满足”。satisfy引申可指“使人深信或确信某事”。
- satisfy可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构,但一般不用于进行体。
- satisfy作“使相信”解时,多接以that从句充当直接宾语的双宾语。
- be satisfied还可用于系表结构,意思是“感到满意”,其后常接with引起的短语,也可接动词不定式、现在分词或that/wh-从句。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- Riches don't always satisfy.
财富并不能总是使人满足。 - The result of the test satisfied the teachers.
测验结果使老师们很满意。 - You must satisfy me that your story is true.
你必须使我相信你讲的都是事实。 - He gave a satisfied smile.
他露出满意的微笑。 - It's a most satisfying meal.
这是一顿很令人满意的饭。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
用作双宾动词: S+~+ pron./n. +that-clause
其他: v -ed as Attrib.
v -ing as Attrib
词组短语
- satisfy a debt 清偿债务
- satisfy a standard 达到标准
- satisfy an injured person 赔偿受伤害的人
- satisfy one 's needs 满足某人的需要
- satisfy oneself of the report 确信报告的真实性
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
英英字典
- (WANTING) to please someone by giving them what they want or need
- (BELIEVING) to make someone believe that something is true
- If someone or something satisfies you, they give you enough of what you want or need to make you pleased or contented.
- To satisfy someone that something is true or has been done properly means to convince them by giving them more information or by showing them what has been done.
- If you satisfy the requirements for something, you are good enough or have the right qualities to fulfil these requirements.
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专业释义
- 满足
Therefore, sketch curve can’t satisfy entirely us.
因此,它并不完全满足我们的意愿。 - 使满意
- 使饱和
- 满足
So the key purpose of fresco design is to satisfy the demand of people’s visual organ.
所以,满足人的视觉器官是壁画设计的关键所在。宗教学
- (耶稣)替世人赎罪
- 赎…的罪;为…赎罪