把那個「想要」餵飽
同一個動作，鏡頭往裡面推：從「那個人滿意了」變成「他心裡那個渴望被餵飽了」。因為願望被指名放進句子，說話的人等於承認自己可以選擇餵或不餵。
verb · C1
To give a wish, a need, or a feeling such as curiosity exactly what it is asking for, so that it is satisfied.
滿足（願望、需求）
核心畫面
Picture someone holding a hope: that the work mattered, that the news is good, that someone will finally tell them. Gratify is the moment that hope is answered and the person can let their shoulders down. The pleasure is quiet and settled rather than loud, which is why the word suits results and news, and why it sounds a little formal in everyday talk.
gratify 的畫面可以想成：有人心裡揣著一個期待——希望這幾年的努力沒有白費，希望消息是好的，希望有人願意告訴他…更多收起
gratify 的畫面可以想成：有人心裡揣著一個期待——希望這幾年的努力沒有白費，希望消息是好的，希望有人願意告訴他。gratify 就是那個期待被回應的一刻，肩膀鬆下來的那一下。它給的不是熱鬧、興奮的快樂，而是「終於對上了」的踏實。所以它特別配結果和消息，語氣也比日常的 really pleased 正式一點。From the word’s history
Wiktionary gives gratify from French gratifier, from Latin gratifico, which is gratus (pleasing) plus facio (to make). Making something pleasing for another person is exactly the quiet answering of a hope that the modern word describes.
Wiktionary 記載 gratify 來自法文 gratifier，源頭是拉丁文 grātificō，由 grātus（討人喜歡的、令人感激的）加上 faciō（做、使）組成。字面上就是「把事情做得讓對方心裡舒服」，這正好對上今天的用法：不是逗人開心，而是把對方期待的那件事補上。
Wiktionary etymology supplied in packet (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1139412315:14951): From French gratifier, from Latin gratifico, from gratus + facio
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Also in this word
verb · C1
To make someone feel pleased and satisfied, especially by giving them what they were hoping for, or by showing them that their work or their effort mattered.
使感到欣慰
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
gratifyverb/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
- 1
To please.
- 2
To make content; to satisfy.
- gratify the critics
- gratify the voters
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。