palliate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpæl.i.eɪt]
- 美式音标 [ˈpæl.i.eɪt]
- 国际音标 ['pælieit]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.减轻；缓和；辩解
词根记忆
- pall(罩子) + itate→盖上(罪行)→掩饰(罪行)
- pall(罩子) + iate→戴上氧气罩，减轻呼吸困难→减轻
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- palliative：缓和的；掩饰的；可斟酌的。
- n性质的同根词
- palliative：辩解；缓和剂；暂时姑息的手段。
- palliation：（痛苦的）减轻；缓和；辩解。
英汉例句
- I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.
我不想掩饰, 我可以向你保证. - 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. - 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. - I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.
我不想掩饰, 我可以向你保证. - 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.
词组短语
- ganglion palliate 外套神经节
- palliate worsen 减轻
- palliate e 减轻
- palliate the matter 宁人息事
- palliate a disease 使病减轻
短语
英英字典
- to reduce the bad effects of something
- to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing alleviate mitigate