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使满意,满足,符合,说服,赔偿令人满意,替人赎罪
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Satisfy \Sat"is*fy\, v. i.
1. To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave
nothing to be desired.
2. To make payment or atonement; to atone. --Milton.
Satisfy \Sat"is*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satisfied}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Satisfying}.] [OF. satisfier; L. satis enough +
-ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. F. satisfaire, L.
satisfacere. See {Sad}, a., and {Fact}.]
1. In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person
or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to
make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give
contentment with what is wished for.
Death shall . . . with us two Be forced to satisfy
his ravenous maw. --Milton.
2. To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is
due to; as, to satisfy a creditor.
3. To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or
the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to
requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution.
4. To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give
assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; as,
to satisfy one's self by inquiry.
The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel
are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying.
--Atterbury.
Syn: To satiate; sate; content; grafity; compensate. See
{Satiate}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
satisfy
v 1: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {fulfill},
{fulfil}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}]
2: make happy or satisfied [syn: {gratify}] [ant: {dissatisfy}]
3: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {fill}, {fulfill},
{fulfil}]
[also: {satisfied}]