Picture someone holding a hope: that the work mattered, that the news is good, that someone will finally tell them. Gratify is the moment that hope is answered and the person can let their shoulders down. The pleasure is quiet and settled rather than loud, which is why the word suits results and news, and why it sounds a little formal in everyday talk.
From the word’s history
Wiktionary gives gratify from French gratifier, from Latin gratifico, which is gratus (pleasing) plus facio (to make). Making something pleasing for another person is exactly the quiet answering of a hope that the modern word describes.
Wiktionary 記載 gratify 來自法文 gratifier，源頭是拉丁文 grātificō，由 grātus（討人喜歡的、令人感激的）加上 faciō（做、使）組成。字面上就是「把事情做得讓對方心裡舒服」，這正好對上今天的用法：不是逗人開心，而是把對方期待的那件事補上。
Wiktionary etymology supplied in packet (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1139412315:14951): From French gratifier, from Latin gratifico, from gratus + facio
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原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
gratifyverb/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
- 1
To please.
- 2
To make content; to satisfy.
- gratify the critics
- gratify the voters
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。