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源自拉丁语 'palliare'(用斗篷遮盖),通过法语 'palliatif' 进入英语,原意引申为'掩盖症状'。
❶ 指减轻疾病或痛苦症状的,但不治疗根本原因。常用于医疗场景,描述缓解不适的治疗方式。
“The doctor prescribed palliative care to ease the patient's pain.”
(医生开了缓解性治疗来减轻病人的疼痛。)
“Palliative measures can improve quality of life for terminal patients.”
(缓解性措施可以提高晚期患者的生活质量。)
❶ 指用于缓解症状的药物或治疗方法,尤其用于重症或绝症患者的舒适护理。
“Morphine is often used as a palliative for severe pain.”
(吗啡常被用作剧痛的缓解药物。)
“The hospice focuses on providing palliatives to dying patients.”
(临终关怀机构专注于为垂死患者提供缓解治疗。)
palliative care — 专门为重症患者提供的症状缓解和舒适护理,注重提高生活质量而非治愈疾病。
“The hospital has a dedicated palliative care unit for terminal patients.”
(医院设有专门的临终舒缓护理单元为晚期患者服务。)