palliative

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering. 緩和劑; 保守治療
2. N-COUNT A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem. 緩解[正式]
The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles. 貸款對於日益增長的財政睏難是一種權宜而非根治。