alleviate
alleviate
[əˈliːvɪeɪt]
verb
alleviation
noun
alleviative
adjective
alleviator
noun
语源
[əˈliːvɪeɪt]
verb
- [with obj.]make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
减轻，缓和
he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it.
他不能解除只能减轻她的痛苦。
measures to alleviate unemployment.
缓解失业的举措。
alleviation
noun
alleviative
adjective
alleviator
noun
语源
- late Middle English : from late Latin alleviat- 'lightened', from the verb alleviare, from Latin allevare, from ad- 'to' + levare 'raise', influenced by levis 'light'
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