「placebo」在英語詞典中的解釋及翻譯

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「placebo」在英語詞典中的解釋及翻譯

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placebonoun [ C ]

uk /pləˈsiː.bəʊ/ us /pləˈsiː.boʊ/ plural placebos

a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make that person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others:

She was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better - that's the placebo effect.

something that is given to try to satisfy a person who has not been given the thing they really want:

These small concessions have been made as a placebo to stop the workers making further demands.

(placebo在劍橋高級學習詞典和同義詞詞典的解釋 ©劍橋大學出版社)

「placebo」在美式英語詞典中的解釋及翻譯

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placebonoun [ C ]

us /pləˈsi·boʊ/ plural placebos

a substance that is not medicine, but that is given to someone who is told that it is a medicine, used to test the effect of a drug or to please a patient

(placebo在劍橋學術詞典的解釋 ©劍橋大學出版社)