palliative
n. 缓和剂;姑息治疗;保守疗法;权宜之计
adj. 治标的;减轻痛苦的;缓解的
复数 palliatives
例句
The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles.
贷款对于日益增长的财政困难是一种权宜而非根治。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
But this is a temporary palliative.
但是这是一个暂时的缓和措。
For many years I worked in palliative care.
多年来我一直在缓和医疗中心工作。