palliative
palliative
[ˈpalɪətɪv]
adjective
palliatively
adverb
语源
[ˈpalɪətɪv]
adjective
- (of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause
（治疗，药物）治标的，减轻痛苦的；缓解的
short-term, palliative measures had been taken.
采取了短期的缓解措施。
- a remedy, medicine, etc. of such a kind
姑息治疗；治标剂
palliatively
adverb
语源
- late Middle English (as an adjective): from French palliatif, -ive or medieval Latin palliativus, from the verb palliare 'to cloak' (see palliate)
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