單詞
palliative
英 ['p?l??t?v]
美['p?l?'et?v]
基本信息
- n. 辯解；緩和劑；暫時(shí)姑息的手段
- adj. 緩和的；掩飾的；可斟酌的
暢通詞匯GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?palliatives;
助記提示
1、palli- + -ative.
2、字面含義為：cloaked, cover with a cloak, conceal. => alleviate without curing.
2、字面含義為：cloaked, cover with a cloak, conceal. => alleviate without curing.
中文詞源
palliative 緩沖，權(quán)宜之計(jì)
來(lái)自palliate,減輕，緩和，-ive,形容詞后綴。引申詞義權(quán)宜之計(jì)。
英文詞源
- palliative (adj.)
- early 15c., from Middle French palliatif (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin palliativus "under cloak, covert," from Late Latin palliatus (see palliate). As a noun, recorded from 1724.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The increase in the number of rooms available in private homes acted as a palliative to the general accommodation shortage.
- 私宅中可用房間數(shù)的增加緩解了客房總體不足的問(wèn)題。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles.
- 對(duì)于越來(lái)越多的財(cái)政問(wèn)題，貸款只是權(quán)宜之計(jì)，不是解決方法。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. More frequently some form of local palliative operation is done.
- 進(jìn)行一定方式的局部姑息手術(shù)則更為多見(jiàn).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Treatment of electrical burns is palliative.
- 電燒傷的治療只起治標(biāo)作用.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. This is only a palliative.
- 這僅僅是一種掩飾.
來(lái)自辭典例句
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