satisfaction
US: /ˌsætəsˈfækʃən/, /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/
UK: /sˌætɪsfˈækʃən/
UK: /sˌætɪsfˈækʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
satisfaction /,sætis'fækʃn/
- danh từ
- sự làm cho thoả mãn; sự vừa lòng, sự toại ý, sự thoả mãn
- to give someone satisfaction: làm cho ai vừa lòng
- he can't prove it to my satisfaction: anh ấy không thể chứng minh điều đó cho tôi vừa lòng
- sự trả nợ; sự làm tròn nhiệm vụ
- (tôn giáo) sự chuộc tội (của Chúa)
- dịp rửa thù (bằng đầu kiếm...)
- sự làm cho thoả mãn; sự vừa lòng, sự toại ý, sự thoả mãn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U, C] the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen; sth that gives you this feeling: to gain / get / derive satisfaction from sth + a look / smile of satisfaction + She looked back on her career with great satisfaction. + He had the satisfaction of seeing his book become a best-seller. + She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. + The company is trying to improve customer satisfaction. + He was enjoying all the satisfactions of being a parent.
See also -
2 [U] the act of FULFILLING a need or desire: the satisfaction of sexual desires + the satisfaction of your goals / ambitions
3 [U] (formal) an acceptable way of dealing with a complaint, a debt, an injury, etc: I complained to the manager but I didn't get any satisfaction. + They agreed on a payment of £200 in full satisfaction of the debt.
Idioms: to sb's satisfaction
1 if you do sth to sb's satisfaction, they are pleased with it: The affair was settled to the complete satisfaction of the client.
2 if you prove sth to sb's satisfaction, they believe or accept it: Can you demonstrate to our satisfaction that your story is true?
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 gratification, comfort, fulfilment, contentment, delight, joy, enjoyment, pleasure, happiness:
They get a great deal of satisfaction out of seeing their children happily married.
2 payment, requital, repayment, compensation, recompense, remuneration, reparation, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, vindication, damages, amends, redress, atonement, expiation:
The purpose of the lawsuit is to demand satisfaction for the wrongs done to our family.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
complete, deep, great, immense, tremendous | evident, obvious | quiet | personal | job | sexual
QUANT.
level
My current level of job satisfaction is pretty low.
VERB + SATISFACTION
derive, feel, find, gain, get, have, take
He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy. Although we didn't win, we were able to take some satisfaction from our performance.
| bring (sb), give sb, provide (sb with) | express
PREP.
in ~
She watched in satisfaction as he opened the present.
| to your ~
The matter was resolved to our general satisfaction.
| with ~
He nodded with evident satisfaction.
| ~ at
her deep satisfaction at seeing justice done
| ~ in
I find satisfaction in helping people.
| ~ of
I had the satisfaction of proving him wrong.
| ~ with
Both parties expressed their complete satisfaction with the decision.
PHRASES
cause/grounds for satisfaction
Although the team lost, their performance gave cause for satisfaction.
| a feeling/sense of satisfaction, a source of satisfaction
The children were a major source of satisfaction.
Concise English dictionary
satisfactions‚sætɪs'fækʃn
noun
+the contentment you feel when you have done something right
+state of being gratified; great satisfaction
+compensation for a wrong
+act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
