- 1減輕、緩和
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. 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. It is a kind, slightly formal verb.
From the word’s history
From Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre 'to lighten'.
借自晚期拉丁文 alleviāre「使變輕、減輕」。
組成Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare, “to lighten.” By the look of the English word: al- + Latin lev- (“light / raise”) + -ate.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
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alleviateverb/əˈli.vi.eɪt/
- 1
To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
- alleviate his pain
- Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.
- 2
(finance) to pay down partially.
- There are different ways to alleviate your financial debt.
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