| 釋義 |
satisfaction /aetis'faekjn; zsaetis'faekjan/ n 1 [U]' the state of being satisfied, pleased or contented; act of satisfying: 滿意; 滿足; 令人滿意的舉動： feel ~ at having one's ability recognized; 由于自己的才能得到賞識而覺得滿足; have the ~ of being successful in life; 一生成功覺得心滿意足; pass an examination to one's own ~ and to the ~ of one's friends; 通過考試使自己和友人都感到滿意; the ~ of one's hopes/desires/ambitions. 希望 (欲望，野心) 的實(shí)現(xiàn)。 2 (with indef art, but rarely pl) sth that satisfies: (與不定冠詞連用，但罕用復(fù)數(shù)) 令人滿意之事物： Your success will be a great ~ to your parents. 你的成功將使你的父母極感滿意。 It is a to knowthat he is well again. 得悉他已痊愈，深感欣慰。 3 [U] (opportunity of getting) revenge or compensation for an injury or insult: 報復(fù); 補(bǔ)償： 報復(fù)或補(bǔ)償?shù)臋C(jī)會： give sb/demand/obtain ~. 給予某人 (要求，獲得) 補(bǔ)償。 The angry man demanded ~ but the other refused it, would neither apologize nor fight. 那憤怒的人要求決斗，但對方拒絕了 (既不頁道歉也不肯決門) 。 |