palliative

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpælɪətɪv/    美 /ˈpælieɪtɪv/|/ˈpæliətɪv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.
    — The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives.
形容词 adj.
  1. Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
  2. Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

词形变化

more palliative comparative most palliative superlative palliatives plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonpalliative palliative care palliatively palliativist
相关词
palliate palliation

词源

词源 1
From Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).
词源 2
From Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).
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