gratify

动词 gratify:

1. make happy or satisfied
   同义词：satisfy
2. yield (to); give satisfaction to
   同义词：pander, indulge

1. Now that she has a job in France she can gratify her desire to see Europe.
   既然现在她在法国工作，那就可以满足她游览欧洲的愿望了。
2. I was gratified to see how much my birthday present was appreciated.
   看到我的生日礼物受到极大的赞赏，我感到高兴。

grat.i.fy

v.tr.（及物动词）
grat.i.fied,grat.i.fy.ing,grat.i.fies
To please or satisfy:
使人高兴或满足：
例句：
His achievement gratified his father.See Synonyms at please
他的成就让他的父亲高兴参见 please

To give what is desired to; indulge:
放任：给…所渴望得到的；沉溺于：
例句：
gratified her curiosity.
放任她的好奇心

Archaic To reward.
【古语】 酬劳，回报

来源：
Middle English gratifien [to favor]
中古英语 gratifien [给予，赐予]
from Latin gr3tific3ro
源自 拉丁语 gr3tific3ro
gr3tus [pleasing] * see g wer…- 2
gr3tus [令人高兴的] *参见 g wer…- 2
-fic3ro [-fy]
-fic3ro [后缀，表示.使…成为.]

【引伸】
grat.ifi.er
n.（名词）
grat.ify.ing
adj.（形容词）
grat.ify.ingly
adj.（形容词）