palliate
英['p?l?e?t]
美['p?l?et]
- vt. 減輕；掩飾；辯解
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.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)