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reconcile

UK //ˈrek.ən.saɪl//US //ˈrek.ən.saɪl//

词源

来自拉丁语 reconciliare,由 re-(重新)和 conciliare(使和谐)组成,最初指恢复友好关系。

verb

❶ 使和解或恢复友好关系,指帮助两个有矛盾的人或团体重新和睦相处。

“After years of fighting, the two brothers finally reconciled.”

(经过多年的争吵,两兄弟终于和解了。)

“She tried to reconcile her parents after their divorce.”

(她试图在父母离婚后让他们重归于好。)

❶ 使协调一致或相容,指让不同的观点、事实或情况能够和谐共存。

“He struggled to reconcile his beliefs with the new evidence.”

(他努力让自己的信念与新证据协调一致。)

“The report tries to reconcile the conflicting data.”

(这份报告试图协调相互矛盾的数据。)

同义词:harmonize, settle, resolve, mend, patch up

常见短语

reconcile with — 与某人和解或重新建立友好关系,常用于描述修复人际关系。

“He finally reconciled with his old friend after years of estrangement.”

(经过多年的疏远,他终于与老朋友和好了。)

reconcile oneself to — 勉强接受不愉快的事实或情况,表示无奈地适应或妥协。

“She had to reconcile herself to living alone.”

(她不得不接受独自生活的事实。)