Placebo



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 安慰剂
• ［英］ n. 安慰剂 ( something tending to soothe)
• ［记］ place ( 平静、安慰) +bo -> 安慰剂

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -bos)

• Etymology: Latin, I shall please
• Date: 1785
• 1.
  • a. a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
  • b. an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug)
• 2. something tending to soothe

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