The president’s speech was seen as a conciliatory gesture towards former enemies.是什么意思？

The president’s speech was seen as a conciliatory gesture towards former enemies.

总统的讲话被看作是与昔日的敌人修好的表示。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

speech

n. 演说，演讲，发言，说话，谈话，说话能力或方式，（乐器的）音，音色，方言，民族语言；

例句
The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat...
总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

seen

v. 看见( see的过去分词 )，观看，领会，考虑；

例句
Holiday spots have seen a dramatic revival and tourist chiefs are competing for a slice of the action.
各个度假点重又呈现出一派兴旺景象，旅游业的龙头老大们都在争着分一杯羹。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

conciliatory

adj. 安抚的，说服的，调和的，调解的；

例句
The next time he spoke he used a more conciliatory tone...
他再次开口时使用了更具安抚性的语气。

gesture

n. 手势，姿势，举止，动作，〔古语〕仪态，[计算机]光笔指令；vt. 做手势；vi. 用手势表现，表达或指

例句
He's living in a monastery in a gesture of atonement for human rights abuses committed under his leadership...
为了弥补自己当权时对人权的践踏，他以出家来谢罪。

towards

prep. 朝，向，对于，接近，为了；

例句
...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.
那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲

former

adj. 以前的，从前的，在前的，前任的；n. 模型，样板，构成者，创造者，起形成作用的人，[无线]线圈架；

例句
A great deal of Jeff's money went in alimony to his three former wives.
杰夫的很大一部分钱都用在了向他的前三任妻子支付赡养费。

enemies

n. 仇敌( enemy的名词复数 )，敌军，危害物，大

例句
Old enemies can become new friends even if all their national interests are not in complete accord.
即使国家利益不尽相同，他们也可以化敌为友。