phủ dụ
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To placate; to soothe; to appease: To calm or pacify someone, especially a group of people, by using reassuring words or actions, often in a political or authoritative context.
- To reassure; to calm: To alleviate worry, fear, or discontent.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua phủ dụ dân chúng sau trận chiến. (The king placated the masses after the battle.)
- Chính sách mới nhằm mục đích phủ dụ những người bất đồng chính kiến. (The new policy aims to soothe the dissidents.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in historical, literary, or formal contexts to describe the action of a ruler, official, or authority figure calming a restless population.
Variants and Related Words
- An ủi (v): to comfort, to console. (A more common, modern synonym for providing emotional solace.)
- Vỗ về (v): to soothe, to pacify (often through gentle words or actions).
Synonyms
- Placate: To make someone less angry or hostile.
- Appease: To pacify or soothe by acceding to demands.
- Soothe: To gently calm.
- Mollify: To reduce someone's anger or anxiety.
- Reassure: To say or do something to remove someone's doubts or fears.
Related Idioms
- : An idiomatic expression meaning "to placate the world" or "to soothe the populace," emphasizing a broad, public act of pacification.
- (từ cũ) Snoothe, placate
- Phủ dụ dân chúngTo placate the masses