palliative

/ˈpælɪətɪv/· adjective

医疗/法律C1

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Chinese meaning

姑息治疗的；缓和性的

减jiǎn轻qīng痛tòng苦kǔ但dàn不bù根gēn治zhì

指zhǐ该gāi医yī生shēng从cóng事shì的de临lín终zhōng关guān怀huái工gōng作zuò

The German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients.

这名从事姑息治疗的德国医生，因杀害15名患者被判处终身监禁。

Source: BBC · 8 Jul 2026

德dé国guó一yī名míng姑gū息xī治zhì疗liáo医yī生shēng杀shā害hài15名míng病bìng人rén被bèi判pàn终zhōng身shēn监jiān禁jìn，警jǐng方fāng还hái怀huái疑yí他tā涉shè及jí更gèng多duō命mìng案àn。

源自拉丁 pallium（斗篷）

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