['pælieɪt]['pælieɪt]
  • vt. 减轻;缓和;辩解
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自拉丁语pallium,斗篷,覆盖,可能来自pellis,皮,膜,词源同film,pelt,surplice.即戴上斗篷,引申词义减轻痛苦,缓和,通常治标不治本。
      verb(动词)
      1. 减轻负面影响
      2. 缓解痛苦(但无法治愈病因)

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 减轻负面影响

      They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives.

      他们试图缓解生活的艰难。

    2. 缓解痛苦(但无法治愈病因)

      The drugs palliate pain but have no effect on inflammation.

      这些药品可减轻痛苦但对炎症没有效果。

    小知识

    When you palliate something, you try to make something less bad: “City leaders tried to palliate effects of the trash haulers' strike by distributing extra large garbage cans with tight-fitting lids.”

    Palliate is the word to use when you want to make something feel or seem better. Palliate doesn’t mean “cure” or “solve.” Instead, something that palliates relieves the symptoms or consequences of something, without addressing the underlying cause. Your dentist might give you pain-killing drugs to palliate the discomfort caused by an impacted molar, but that molar is still there, waiting to cause more trouble.

    实用短语

    1. palliate a crime

      减罪,翻译,减罪英语

    2. palliate e

      减轻

    3. ganglion palliate

      外套神经节

    4. palliate – exacerbate

      缓和

    5. palliate a disease

      使病减轻

    6. palliate the matter

      宁人息事

    同义词

    lessen  /  alleviate  /  soften  /  medicate

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