palliation
/pal-ee-ey-shuhn/US // ˌpæl iˈeɪ ʃən //
缓和,姑息,缓解,缓刑
Related Words
comfort舒适度,舒适性,舒适,舒适感help帮助,帮忙,帮忙的,帮助的softening软化,柔化,软化作用,变软alleviation减轻,缓解,缓和,减缓rest休息时间,休息,休息时,休息区sustenance寄托,寄托物,寄托品,给养satisfaction满意度,满意,满意程度,满足abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻cure治愈,治疗,疗法,治好deliverance拯救,解救,救助,救赎happiness幸福,幸福感,快乐,欢乐appeasement绥靖主义,绥靖,安抚,绥靖工作solace安慰,慰藉,慰籍,慰问ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适support支持,支助,支撑,支持率refreshment茶点,进食,进修,提神balm膏药,润膏,香膏,膏药类mitigation缓解,减轻,减缓,减轻影响amelioration改善,改良,改进,改善情况maintenance维护,维持,维修,维修保养
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the act or process of relieving a patient’s suffering without curing the disease that is causing it:The Academy provides authoritative, evidence-based advice to support policy for the prevention, management, and palliation of cancer.
- : the act of mitigating or concealing the gravity of an offense by excuses, apologies, etc.:No matter how events are viewed, there is no palliation for such crimes as the recent massacre of an entire family.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Palliation may be found for the alleged arson mentioned in the catalogue of complaints that have excited British indignation.
There was no excuse or palliation for this abominable persecution any more than there was for the burning of John Huss.
Yet the question would be answered; and without palliation, self-excusing, or retort, he meditated.
For the one, as we have been showing, there is a strong plea in palliation; for the other there is none.
In this case of Louisiana there can be neither excuse nor palliation for the misconduct of the Returning Board.
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