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单词 palliate
释义

palliate

音标['p?lieit]

汉语翻译

vt. 减轻, 缓和, 掩饰(罪过等)
【医】 缓和, 减轻

词型变化:

名词:palliation 动词过去式:palliated 过去分词:palliated 现在分词:palliating 第三人称单数:palliates 

英语解释:

动词 palliate:

  1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
    同义词:extenuate, mitigate
  2. provide physical relief, as from pain
    同义词:relieve, alleviate, assuage

详细解释:


pal.li.ate

v.tr.(及物动词)
pal.li.at.ed,pal.li.at.ing,pal.li.ates
To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
减轻,缓和:减轻痛苦,掩饰罪过;减轻
To make less severe or intense; mitigate:
掩饰:使不那么严重或紧张;缓和:
例句:
tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent.
不成功地尽力去减轻普遍的不满

To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder.
减轻:减轻疾病或小病的征兆

来源:
Middle English palliaten
中古英语 palliaten
from Late Latin palli3re palli3t- [to cloak, palliate]
源自 后期拉丁语 palli3re palli3t- [包庇,减轻,掩饰]
from Latin pallium [cloak]
源自 拉丁语 pallium [包庇]

【引伸】
pal.lia.tion
n.(名词)
pal.lia.tor
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>palliate,extenuate,gloss,gloze,whitewashThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to cause a fault or offense to seem less grave or less reprehensible.:
这些动词所共有的中心意思是:.使错误或罪过看起来不那么严重和应受谴责.:
例句:
palliate a crime;
减轻罪过;

例句:
couldn`t extenuate the malfeasance;
不能掩饰罪过;

例句:
glossing over an unethical transaction;
掩饰不合理的交易;

例句:
glozing sins and iniquities;
掩饰罪过和罪恶;

例句:
whitewashed official complicity in political extortion. See also Synonyms at relieve
掩饰政治纠纷中的官方冲突 参见同义词 relieve


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