palliate

简明英汉词典

palliate

[5pAlieit]

v.

减轻

美国传统词典[双解]

palliate

pal.li.ate

AHD:[p2l“?-3t”]

D.J.[6p#li87eit]

K.K.[6p#li7et]

v.tr.（及物动词）

pal.li.at.ed， pal.li.at.ing， pal.li.ates

(1)To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.

减轻，缓和：减轻痛苦，掩饰罪过；减轻

(2)To make less severe or intense; mitigate:

掩饰：使不那么严重或紧张；缓和：

tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent.

不成功地尽力去减轻普遍的不满

(3)To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder.

减轻：减轻疾病或小病的征兆

语源

(1)Middle English palliaten

中古英语 palliaten

(2)from Late Latin palli3e palli3t- [to cloak, palliate]

源自 后期拉丁语 palli3e palli3t- [包庇，减轻，掩饰]

(3)from Latin pallium [cloak]

源自 拉丁语 pallium [包庇]

继承用法

pal”lia“tion

n.（名词）

pal“lia”tor

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)palliate， extenuate， gloss， gloze， whitewash

(2)The 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”：

palliate a crime;

减轻罪过；

couldn't extenuate the malfeasance;

不能掩饰罪过；

glossing over an unethical transaction;

掩饰不合理的交易；

glozing sins and iniquities;

掩饰罪过和罪恶；

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

现代英汉词典

palliate

[5pAlIeIt]

vt.

-ated, -ating

减轻, 缓和（痛苦等）

现代英汉综合大辞典

palliate

[5pAlieit]

vt.

(1)减轻, 缓和(疾病、痛苦等)

(2)掩饰(罪过等)

palliate a disease

使病减轻

palliate a crime

减罪

继承用法

palliation

[pAlI5eIF(E)n]

n.

(1)减轻, 缓和; 掩饰(罪过等)

(2)起减轻[缓和]作用之物; 辩解; 掩饰之词 -ator

词性变化

palliate

[5pAlieit]

n.

(1)减轻(疾病等)的人

(2)掩饰(罪过等)的人-atory

adj.

美国传统词典

palliate

pal.li.ate

AHD:[p2l“?-3t”]

D.J.[6p#li87eit]

K.K.[6p#li7et]

v.tr.

pal.li.at.ed, pal.li.at.ing, pal.li.ates

(1)To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.

(2)To make less severe or intense; mitigate:

tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent.

(3)To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder.

语源

(1)Middle English palliaten

(2)from Late Latin palli3e palli3t- [to cloak, palliate]

(3)from Latin pallium [cloak]

继承用法

pal”lia“tion

n.

pal“lia”tor

n.

参考词汇

(1)palliate, extenuate, gloss, gloze, whitewash

(2)The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to cause a fault or offense to seem less grave or less reprehensible”:

palliate a crime;

couldn't extenuate the malfeasance;

glossing over an unethical transaction;

glozing sins and iniquities;

whitewashed official complicity in political extortion. See also Synonyms at relieve

英汉法学大词典

palliate

v.掩饰,辩解 ,缓和,减轻,减罪

英汉化学大词典

palliate

vt.减轻,辩解

英汉计算机大词典

palliate

vt.减轻(辩解)

英汉中医大词典

palliate

n.减轻,缓和