Appeasement is the noun: the act of making someone less angry by giving them what they want, or a policy of doing that again and again. You can use it for a small bargain at home — a sweet just to stop the noise — but the heavy, famous use is political.

Appeasement is the nounAppeasement 是名詞：the act of making someone less angry by giving them what they want指用給對方想要的東西，讓他比較不生氣這個動作，or a policy of doing that again and again或是一而再、再而三這樣做的政策。You can use it for a small bargain at home你可以用它來說家裡的小交易——a sweet just to stop the noise一顆糖只是為了讓人不吵——but the heavy, famous use is political但比較重、比較有名的用法是政治上的。

In English, “the policy of appeasement” almost always points to the 1930s, when Britain and France hoped to avoid war by letting Hitler take more. That memory still sits on the word.

In English在英文裡，"the policy of appeasement" almost always points to the 1930s"the policy of appeasement" 幾乎都是在指 1930 年代，when Britain and France hoped to avoid war by letting Hitler take more當時英國和法國希望藉由讓希特勒拿走更多土地來避免戰爭。That memory still sits on the word這段記憶到現在還留在這個字上。

In news and history, calling a plan appeasement is rarely a compliment. It says you bought a little time, and perhaps taught the other side that pressure works.

In news and history在新聞和歷史裡，calling a plan appeasement is rarely a compliment把一個計畫說成 appeasement 很少是在稱讚。It says you bought a little time它是在說你只是買到一點時間，and perhaps taught the other side that pressure works而且可能還讓對方學到施壓是有用的。

The quieter sense — simply calming someone — is still possible, though actually many readers hear the darker one first. It is a formal word.

The quieter sense比較平和的意思——simply calming someone單純安撫某人——is still possible還是存在的，though actually many readers hear the darker one first不過大多數讀者會先聽到那個比較負面的意思。It is a formal word這是個正式的字。