palliation

n. 缓和, 辩解, 减轻 [法] 辩解, 掩饰的言词, 缓和

发音

/pælɪˈeɪʃən/

词形变化

palliations 复数 palliations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.

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  2. 2.

    Extenuation; mitigation.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

mitigation extenuation

上位词 8

relief reduction decrease easing alleviation diminution easement stepdown

词源

Borrowed from Middle French palliation, from Latin palliare (“to cloak; to conceal”), from Latin pallium (“cloak”). By surface analysis, palliate + -ion.

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