palliate

英 ['p?l?e?t] 美['p?l?et]
  • vt. 減輕;掩飾;辯解

暢通詞匯GRE

詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?palliates;過去式:?palliated;過去分詞:?palliated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?palliating;

助記提示


1、palli- + -ate.
2、字面含義為:cloaked, cover with a cloak, conceal. => alleviate without curing.

中文詞源


palliate 減輕,緩和

來自拉丁語pallium,斗篷,覆蓋,可能來自pellis,皮,膜,詞源同film,pelt,surplice.即戴上斗篷,引申詞義減輕痛苦,緩和,通常治標(biāo)不治本。

英文詞源


palliate (v.)
"alleviate without curing," early 15c., from Medieval Latin palliatus, literally "cloaked," from past participle of Late Latin palliare "cover with a cloak, conceal," from Latin pallium "cloak" (see pall (n.)). Related: Palliated; palliating; palliation.

雙語例句


1. I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.
我不想掩飾, 我可以向你保證.

來自辭典例句

2. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing.
作家的組織固然可以排遣他們的孤獨, 但是我懷疑它們未必能夠促進(jìn)作家的創(chuàng)作.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

3. I shall never attempt to palliate my own foibles by exposing the error of another.
我從不想暴露別人的錯誤,以圖掩飾自己的缺點.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

4. I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another.
我從不想暴露別人的錯誤,以圖減輕自己的缺點.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. Objective: to palliate sufferings of patients, to enhance the success rate of esophagus electrode insertion.
目的: 減少病人痛苦, 提高插食管電極的成功率.

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