| 单词 | placebo |
| 释义 | Related topics: Illness & disability, Drugs, medicinespla·ce·bo /pləˈsiːbəʊ $ -boʊ/ noun (plural placebos) [countable] 1. MIa harmless substance given to a sick person instead of medicine, without telling them it is not real. Placebos are often used in tests in which some people take real medicine and others take a placebo, so that doctors can compare the results to see if the real medicine works properly. 安慰剂；无效对照剂〔无害物质，无药理成分，病人在不知情的情况下服用，常用于测试新药〕2. placebo effect when someone feels better after taking a placebo, even though it has not had any effect on their body 安慰剂效应Examples from the Corpusplacebo• Subjects were randomly assigned to receive a placebo or the cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin.• A placebo, superficial and cosy, to lull the world into no longer questioning.• In each study, the rates in the vitamin A and placebo groups were similar.• Wright and Burton performed a crossover study of evening primrose oil and placebo in 99 adults and children with atopic eczema.• Because of ethical considerations no placebo group was established and it is conceded that this inevitably limits the strength of overall conclusions made.• Again, the placebo could be powerful because it meets some psychological need for attention and treatment.• When the tPA test is over, doctors will find out whether they gave her a useless placebo injection.Origin placebo (1700-1800) Latin “I shall please”, from placere; → PLEASE2pla·ce·bo nounChineseSyllable given of instead Corpus harmless a a substance sick person to |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。