질병의 근본적인 원인을 치료하기보다는 증상을 완화하고 통증을 줄이는 데 중점을 두는
(of a medicine or form of medical care) relieving symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition
예문:
"The hospice team focuses on palliative care to ensure the patient's comfort."
"The treatment is palliative rather than curative, aimed at improving the quality of life."
근본적인 문제를 해결하지 않고 일시적으로 상황을 모면하거나 완화하려는
(of an action) intended to alleviate a problem without addressing the underlying cause
예문:
"The new law was criticized as a palliative measure that ignored the root causes of the strike."
"Short-term subsidies are often just palliative solutions to structural economic problems."
질병의 원인을 치료하지 않고 통증이나 증상을 일시적으로 가라앉히는 약제나 치료법
a medicine or form of medical care that relieves symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition
예문:
"Morphine is often used as a palliative for patients in the advanced stages of cancer."
"The doctor explained that the medicine was a palliative, not a permanent cure."
근본적인 해결책이 아닌, 당장의 문제나 고통을 일시적으로 완화하기 위한 수단이나 방책
an action that is intended to alleviate a problem without addressing the underlying cause
예문:
"The government offered a palliative to the farmers, but it did not address the falling crop prices."
"Building more prisons is often a palliative for crime rather than a solution to its social origins."