| 单词 | placebo |
| 释义 | placebo (once / 6301 pages) 1n 2n A patient's symptoms sometimes disappear just because they believe that they are being treated. Even when doctors give them a biologically inactive drug, otherwise known as a placebo, the patients swear they are cured. In clinical drug-trials, to rule out what is called the placebo effect, scientists give half of the trial participants a placebo. If a government replaces food stamps with a coloring book give-away, it might be dismissed by child advocates as nothing more than a placebo. Placēbō is Latin for "I'll please (you)," in other words, I'll keep you happy, even though I'm just giving you a placebo. WORD FAMILYplacebo: placebos USAGE EXAMPLESNone of the babies that received a placebo did. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Some show symptom improvement; others show the treatment is no better than placebo. Seattle Times(Dec 11, 2016) For certain ailments, so many people respond so strongly to placebos that it’s impossible to tell if the drug being tested is working or not. Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) 1 n an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug 2Hypo|Hyper active placebo a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease n (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead Hyper vesper a late afternoon or evening worship service |
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