Wordiyoplacebo
🇬🇧 UK/plә'si:bәu/🇺🇸 US
GREC1
Definitions
n.
An inert substance given to patients instead of real medicine, used in medical trials or to comfort patients
安慰剂，无效对照剂
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.placebo effect安慰剂效应
- 2.placebo group安慰剂组
- 3.placebo-controlled trial安慰剂对照试验
- 4.receive a placebo接受安慰剂治疗
Example Sentences
- 1.
Half the patients received the real drug, while the other half received a placebo.
- 2.
The placebo effect shows how powerful the mind can be in influencing physical health.
- 3.
Critics argued the new therapy was little more than a placebo for anxious investors.