| 释义 |
placebo
UK [plə'si:.bəʊ] US [-boʊ] (plural placebos)
noun countable
■a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make them feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others 安慰剂•She was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better - that's the placebo effect.她只是服用了安慰剂，但她说好一些了——这就是“宽心药效”。 ■something that is given to try to satisfy a person who has not been given the thing they really want 使人宽慰的事；安抚话•These small concessions have been made as a placebo to stop the workers making further demands.这些小让步就像安慰剂一样，可以避免工人提出更多的要求。 |