satisfy
释义
To meet a need, desire, or expectation fully.
满足（需求、欲望、期望）。
To make someone pleased or content.
使（某人）满意。
To convince someone by giving enough proof or evidence.
（用充分证据）使确信，使信服。
词根拆分
词根派生satis（足够）+ -fy（来自 facere「做/使」）=「使足够」。拉丁语 satisfacere 意为「做够以满足需求」。当一顿饭、一个答复或一项服务做得足够，它就 satisfy 了你。同一词根在名词 satisfaction 和形容词 satisfactory 中以 fact- 形态出现。
词根 sat 还连着 42 个词为什么是这个意思
除了「使某人高兴」，satisfy 还有一层更安静的「提供足够证据」之义：satisfy a requirement（满足要求）、satisfy the conditions（符合条件）、satisfy yourself that…（自行确认……）。贯穿其中的线索始终是「已提供足够」——足够的愉悦、足够的证据、足够的所需。
常用搭配
- 1.satisfy a requirement满足要求
- 2.satisfy demand满足需求
- 3.satisfy curiosity满足好奇心
- 4.satisfy a condition满足条件
- 5.satisfy oneself使自己确信
例句
- 1.
Nothing he did could satisfy his demanding boss.
他做什么都满足不了那位苛刻的老板。
- 2.
The new design satisfies all the safety requirements.
新设计符合所有安全要求。
- 3.
I satisfied myself that the door was locked before leaving.
我确认门已锁好才离开。
- 4.
A glass of water won't satisfy that kind of thirst.
一杯水可满足不了那种口渴。
近义词对比
- satisfy — 充分满足需求或标准：satisfy the requirements
- please — 给予愉悦/快乐，更偏情感：eager to please
- content — 使安于、知足，常含「将就」：content yourself with less
- gratify — 纵容某种愿望或虚荣，有时偏过度：gratify his ego
- fulfil — 使完全实现：fulfil a dream、fulfil a promise