palliatives的中文翻译是什么意思

N-COUNT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.

N-COUNT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.

• 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。

• 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。