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缓解性措施;权宜之计
A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem.
例句
The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles...
对于越来越多的财政问题,贷款只是权宜之计,不是解决方法。
The increase in the number of rooms available in private homes acted as a palliative to the general accommodation shortage.
私宅中可用房间数的增加缓解了客房总体不足的问题。