palliative
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering. 緩和劑; 保守治療
2. N-COUNT A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem. 緩解[正式]
The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles. 貸款對于日益增長的財政困難是一種權(quán)宜而非根治。
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palliative /?p?l??t?v, -i??t?v/ (palliatives)
劍橋詞典
- medical specialized
a drug or medical treatment that reduces pain without curing the cause of the pain
治標藥物,緩解劑;治標措施,保守療法
formal
something that makes a problem seem less serious but does not solve the problem or make it disappear
權(quán)宜之計;緩沖劑;消極措施
We want long-term solutions , not short-term palliatives. 我們需要長期的解決方法,而非短期的權(quán)宜之計。 返回 palliative