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 palliation
 緩和,辯解,減輕

 pal·li·a·tion /ˌpælɪˈeʃən/ 名詞
 緩和,減輕

 Pal·li·a·tion n.
 1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.
 2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease.
 3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.]
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 palliation
      n 1: easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing
           the cause
      2: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less
         serious [syn: extenuation, mitigation]