placebo
noun[C]
uk/pləˈsiː.bəʊ/us/pləˈsiː.boʊ/pluralplacebosasubstancegiven to someone who is told that it is aparticularmedicine, either to make thatpersonfeelas if they are gettingbetteror tocomparetheeffectof theparticularmedicinewhen given toothers:
安慰剂She was only given a placebo, but sheclaimedshe gotbetter- that's the placeboeffect.只给她服用了安慰剂,但她说好一些了——这就是安慰剂的心理作用。
something that is given totrytosatisfyapersonwho has not been given the thing they reallywant:
使人宽慰的事;安抚话Thesesmallconcessionshave been made as a placebo tostoptheworkersmakingfurtherdemands.这些小让步就像安慰剂一样,可以避免工人们提出更多的要求。
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- dose
- elixir
- enema
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- patent medicine
- pharmaceutical
- phial
- prescription
- wonder drug
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