palliative
palliative 英 [ˈpæliətɪv] 美 [ˈpæliˌetɪv, -iətɪv]
n. 辩解；缓和剂；暂时姑息的手段 adj. 缓和的；掩饰的；可斟酌的
名词复数:palliatives
- That which is palliative relieves and soothes, but isn’t expected to cure. A heating pack is a commonly employed palliative for temporarily reducing the pain of strained muscles.
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- n. 辩解；缓和剂；暂时姑息的手段
- adj. 缓和的；掩饰的；可斟酌的
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1. As long as that continues, the central bankers, even if they get things right, can offer only palliative care.
如果这种情况继续下去，即便做得对，中央银行也只能提供一些缓和性措施。
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2. Good palliative care does not rely on expensive technology, but it does need staff to clean, feed and wash people.
良好的缓痛护理并不需要昂贵的科技，而需要大量为病人擦洗饲喂的烦琐劳动。
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3. Those who work in palliative care report that, on their deathbeds, most people don’t regret not having clambered a rung higher, but having worked too hard, and having lost touch with friends.
据那些从事临终关怀工作的人描述，临死之际，大多数人不会遗憾没能爬上更高的位置，而是遗憾工作太辛苦，遗憾与朋友失去了联络。
- 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.
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