| 释义 |
pla·ce·bo
noun
(-s)
1. \pläˈchā(ˌ)bō\ [Middle English, from Latin, I shall please, 1st singular future indicative of placēre to please; from the initial word of the first antiphon, Ps 114:9 (Vulgate) — more at please] : the vespers for the dead in the Roman Catholic Church
2. \pləˈsē(-\ [Latin, I shall please]
a. : an inert medicament or preparation given for its psychological effect especially to satisfy the patient or to act as a control in an experimental series
b. : something tending to soothe or gratify
< the placebo of illusions — Martin Gumpert > |