To alleviate something is to make it less heavy to bear — less painful, less hard, less serious — without always making it disappear. You alleviate pain, poverty, a shortage, or someone’s worries.

To alleviate something說alleviate某件事 is to make it less heavy to bear就是讓它變得比較不那麼難承受 — less painful比較不痛, less hard比較不辛苦, less serious比較不嚴重 — without always making it disappear但不一定會讓它完全消失。You alleviate pain, poverty, a shortage, or someone's worries你可以alleviate疼痛、貧窮、短缺，或某人的煩惱。

Doctors, news writers, and people in careful talk use it more than friends chatting. A friend might say “this will help the pain”; a report might say “the medicine alleviates the pain.” Though actually, alleviate does not usually mean “fix completely.” It means “make it lighter.” You also do not normally alleviate a person; you alleviate what they are going through.

Doctors, news writers, and people in careful talk醫生、新聞寫作者，還有講話比較謹慎的人 use it more than friends chatting用這個字比朋友閒聊時更常。A friend might say一個朋友可能會說 "this will help the pain"「this will help the pain」; a report might say一份報告可能會說 "the medicine alleviates the pain."「the medicine alleviates the pain」。Though actually不過其實, alleviate does not usually mean "fix completely."alleviate通常不是指「完全解決」。It means它的意思是 "make it lighter."「讓它變輕一點」。You also do not normally alleviate a person你通常也不會說alleviate一個人; you alleviate what they are going through你alleviate的是他們正在經歷的事。

It is a kind, slightly formal verb.

It is a kind, slightly formal verb這是個溫和、稍微正式一點的動詞。