| 单词 | alleviate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'li:vieit] |
| 解释 | v.缓和，减轻 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.缓和，减轻(lighte n or relieve［pain, suffering］) 【考】 abate : tax / alleviate : distress(减少税收/减轻痛苦)反义词：exacerbate( 恶化) 【记】 al+lev(轻)+iate→减 轻 【同】 同根词：levity(轻率 ), elevate(举起, 升高) 【例】 Winning the lottery alleviated the couple's financial problems. |
| 字源 | alleviate (v.) late 15c., from Middle French allevier or directly from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare "to lighten," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + levis "light" in weight (see lever). Related: Alleviated; alleviating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 缓和, 减轻(使痛苦等更易于忍受) = allay = mitigate = mollify 【例】Heat often alleviates pain 热常常能减缓疼痛. 【记】1)al一再, lev轻－减轻2)源于relieve(vt 减轻, 解除) 【参】levity(n 轻率); elevate(vt 举起, 升高) 【类】abate: tax[length] = alleviate: distress[intensity, strength, power]降低税[长度] = 减轻压力[强度, 力量, 能力]dampen: ardor = attenuate: force = console: grief使沮丧减轻热情 = 削弱力量 = 安慰减轻悲痛 【反】exacerbate(vt 恶化) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ie=e，live=lev 同relieve 减轻, 解除, 援救 【相关】elevate 举起, 提昇，levitate 升空，浮起，levity 轻浮, 多变 |
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