柯林斯詞典palliative /?p?l??t?v, -i??t?v/ (palliatives) 1. N-COUNT A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering. 緩和劑; 保守治療2. N-COUNT A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem. 緩解[正式] The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles. 貸款對於日益增長的財(cái)政睏難是一種權(quán)宜而非根治。 返回 palliative劍橋詞典medical specialized a drug or medical treatment that reduces pain without curing the cause of the pain 治標(biāo)葯物，緩解劑；治標(biāo)措施，保守療法 formal something that makes a problem seem less serious but does not solve the problem or make it disappear 權(quán)宜之計(jì)；緩沖劑；消極措施 We want long-term solutions , not short-term palliatives. 我們需要長期的解決方法，而非短期的權(quán)宜之計(jì)。 返回 palliative