palliative

noun

1. remedy that alleviates pain without curing

Synonym: alleviantalleviator

adj

1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Synonym: alleviativealleviatorylenitivemitigativemitigatory

1. 缓和剂；治标剂；姑息疗法
A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering.

palliative

2. 缓解性措施；权宜之计
A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem.

e.g. The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles...
对于越来越多的财政问题，贷款只是权宜之计，不是解决方法。
e.g. The increase in the number of rooms available in private homes acted as a palliative to the general accommodation shortage.
私宅中可用房间数的增加缓解了客房总体不足的问题。

1. 减轻的：palliation 减轻 | palliative 减轻的 | pallid 苍白的

2. 减轻的,缓解的：PAI:plasminogen activator inhibitor,纤溶酶原激活物抑制剂 | Palliative:减轻的,缓解的 | Pancytopenia:全血细胞减少症

3. 掩饰的：palliasse 草筑 | palliative 掩饰的 | palliative 可斟酌的事情

4. 可斟酌的事情：palliative 掩饰的 | palliative 可斟酌的事情 | pallidal 苍白球的