alleviate
alleviate
al.le.vi.ate AHD[…-l¶“v¶-³t”] DJ[*6li8vi87e!t] KK[*6livi7et]
v.tr.（及物动词） al.le.vi.at.ed,al.le.vi.at.ing,al.le.vi.ates
To make (pain, for example) more bearable:
减轻：使（痛苦等）更易于忍受：
a drug that alleviates cold symptoms.See Synonyms at &b{relieve}
一种减轻感冒症状的药品参见relieve
ORIGIN
1.Late Latinallevi³re allevi³t- [to lighten]
后期拉丁语allevi³re allevi³t- [减轻]
2.Latinad- [ad-]
拉丁语ad- [前缀，表“朝，向前”]
3.levis [light] * see legwh-
levis [轻的] *参见 legwh-
DERIVATIVES
▪alle”via“tion n.（名词）
▪alle“via”tor n.（名词）
