placebo
US /pləˈsiː.boʊ/
UK /pləˈsiː.bəʊ/
名詞
安慰劑
a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.
範例:
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The patient showed improvement even though he was given a placebo.
儘管病人服用了安慰劑，但他的病情仍有所改善。
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In clinical trials, new drugs are often compared against a placebo.
在臨床試驗中，新藥通常與安慰劑進行比較。