palliate

英 ['pælɪeɪt] 美 ['pælɪet]
  • vt. 减轻;掩饰;辩解
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1、palli- + -ate.
2、字面含义为:cloaked, cover with a cloak, conceal. => alleviate without curing.
palliate 减轻,缓和

来自拉丁语pallium,斗篷,覆盖,可能来自pellis,皮,膜,词源同film,pelt,surplice.即戴上斗篷,引申词义减轻痛苦,缓和,通常治标不治本。

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.
1. I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.
我不想掩饰, 我可以向你保证.

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2. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing.
作家的组织固然可以排遣他们的孤独, 但是我怀疑它们未必能够促进作家的创作.

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3. I shall never attempt to palliate my own foibles by exposing the error of another.
我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图掩饰自己的缺点.

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4. I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another.
我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图减轻自己的缺点.

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5. Objective: to palliate sufferings of patients, to enhance the success rate of esophagus electrode insertion.
目的: 减少病人痛苦, 提高插食管电极的成功率.

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