The tablets brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain.是什么意思？

The tablets brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain.

这些药片暂时缓解了剧痛.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

tablets

n. 药片( tablet的名词复数 )，（木、竹）简，碑，一块肥皂；

例句
They had their tablets analysed to find out whether they were getting the real drug or not.
他们将药片拿去化验以查明他们得到的是否是真药。

brought

v. 带来( bring的过去式和过去分词 )，促使，提供，使朝（某方向或按某方式）移动；

例句
The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness...
经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。

temporary

adj. 临时的，暂时的，短暂的；n. 临时工，临时雇员；

例句
The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people...
政府将给多达3,000人提供临时住处。

respite

n. 休息期间，缓解，暂缓，延期，（刑罚的）缓期执

例句
The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
药物暂时缓解了疼痛。

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

excruciating

adj. 使苦恼的，极度的；

例句
I was in excruciating pain and one leg wouldn't move...
我忍受着剧痛，一条腿无法动弹。

pain

n. 痛苦，刻苦，令人厌烦的人[事物]，身体某部分的疼痛[不适]；vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，伤害；vt. 使…痛苦，使…烦

例句
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...
尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。