词根:-plac-
【词根含义】:高兴,安慰
【词根来源】:来源于拉丁语动词plac.o, plac.are, plac.avi, plac.atus(平静,满足)和plac.eo, plac.ere, plac.ui, plac.itus(高兴,满足)。
【同源单词】:placable, placate, pleasant, please, pleased
词根:plac (plais), pleas = to please, to soothe, peace
来源于拉丁语的placēre(有的书籍上认为来源于拉丁语的placere) 意为 to please,to soothe,peace,它的变形为plais。
同源词:
1. complaisant(使完全快乐的 com(=intensive) + plais<plac(=please))
adj.讨好的;彬彬有礼的;顺从的
complaisance n.彬彬有礼;讨好
The very rich often receive exceptionally complaisant service from their factotums. 勤杂工对富人的服务往往格外殷勤。
2. implacable(无法安抚的 im<in(=not) + plac(=soothe,peace,please))
adj.不能安抚的,难以平息的;毫不宽容的
She could never quiet the implacable jealousy of her husband. 她无法平息丈夫的妒忌之心。
3. placate(使变得和平plac(=peace))
vt.安抚,平息
placable adj.可安抚的;温和的;宽容的
placability n.易安抚;温和;宽容
placatory adj.安抚的;怀柔的
It's not easy to placate an enraged customer. 平息一们顾客的怒火并不是件容易的事。
4. complacent
adj.自我满足的 (完全被取悦)*com(=intensive,completely)
complacency n.自满;得意
with a complacent smile/air 面带着满意的微笑/满意的态度
5. complacence
n.自我满足,沾沾自喜 *com(=intensive,completely)
complacency(=complacence)
6. placid
adj.宁静的;温和的;沉着的 *id(=having the quality of )
placidity n.温和;沉着;宁静
placid lake 宁静的湖水
7. placebo
n.安慰剂(不含药性,仅为加强病人康复的希望)
8. please
v.取悦;使高兴;喜欢;愿意;请
pleased adj.高兴的;满意的;愉快的
pleasing adj.愉快的;令人喜欢的;可爱的
pleasant adj. 愉快的;快活的;友善的
9. pleasantry
n.诙谐;幽默;开玩笑《-ry 名词字尾》
10. pleasure
n.快乐;乐趣;享乐;愿望;爱好
11. displease
v.使不快;使厌烦;触怒(使不高兴)《dis- =not》
displeasing adj. 不愉快的
displeasure n.不愉快;不满;生气
12. unpleasant
adj.令人不愉快的;讨厌的《un- = not》
词根:plac = to please, 表示“取悦, 使满意, 使平静”
placate v. 安慰,抚慰(plac+ate→使…平静)
placid a. 平静的(plac+id)
implacable a. 不平静的;难以安慰的(im不+placable能平静的)
complacent a. 自满的,自得的(com加强语气+plac+ent→被取悦→自满的)
placebo n. 安慰药(plac+ebo药品→平静的药→安慰药)
complaisant a. 讨好的(com加强语气+plais[=plac]+ant→让[别人]满意→讨好的)
词根词缀:plac-, placi-, -plais
【来源及含义】Latin: to please, to satisfy; peace, peacefulness; calm, calmness
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving "calm, calmness, peace, quiet": pac-, peac-; quies-, quiet-; seren-.
【同源单词】complacence, complacent, complacently, complaisance, complaisant, complaisantly