alleviation

/əˌɫiviˈeɪʃən/ noun

The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.

Word Origin Alleviation is the act of making something lighter, from Latin alleviare 'to lighten,' from ad- 'to' and levis 'light.' The root levis gives us levity (lightness of spirit), lever (a bar that lifts), and levitate (to make light enough to float). Relieve and elevate also come from the same root, with different prefixes. So alleviation is literally 'lightening up' a burden.

noun The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation. countable

The doctor's treatment provided immediate alleviation of my symptoms.

(名词) 缓解;减轻;缓和

医生的治疗立即缓解了我的症状。

(sustantivo) alivio; mitigación; paliación; aligeramiento [El acto de aliviar; alivio o mitigación.]

El tratamiento del doctor proporcionó un alivio inmediato de mis síntomas.

(nom) soulagement; atténuation; adoucissement; mitigation [Action de soulager ou d'atténuer une souffrance, un malaise ou une difficulté ; secours, mitigation.]

Le traitement du médecin a apporté une **alleviation** immédiate de mes symptômes.

(Substantiv) Linderung; Erleichterung [**alleviation** (Substantiv): Der Vorgang oder das Ergebnis des Linderns, Milderns oder Erleichterns von Beschwerden, Schmerzen oder Belastungen.]

Die Behandlung des Arztes brachte sofortige **alleviation** meiner Symptome.

(名詞) 苦痛や不快感を和らげること。軽減または緩和。

医師の治療は、私の症状を即座に緩和してくれた。

(substantivo) alívio; mitigação; suavização; atenuação [O ato de aliviar; alívio ou mitigação.]

O tratamento do médico proporcionou alívio imediato dos meus sintomas.

noun the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement countable

The pain alleviation from the medication allowed her to sleep through the night.

(名词) 缓解;减轻;缓和

药物带来的疼痛缓解让她得以整夜安睡。

(sustantivo) alivio; mitigación; paliación; sedación [el acto de reducir el dolor o cualquier otra cosa desagradable; alivio]

El alivio del dolor que proporcionó el medicamento le permitió dormir toda la noche.

(nom) soulagement; apaisement; adoucissement [Action de réduire la douleur ou tout autre chose désagréable ; adoucissement, apaisement.]

L'**alleviation** de la douleur grâce au médicament lui a permis de dormir toute la nuit.

(Substantiv) Linderung; Milderung [**alleviation** (Substantiv): Das Verringern von Schmerzen oder anderen unangenehmen Zuständen; Linderung.]

Die **alleviation** der Schmerzen durch das Medikament ermöglichte ihr, die Nacht durchzuschlafen.

(名詞) 痛みや不快なものを減らす行為。緩和。

薬による痛みの緩和のおかげで、彼女は一晩中眠ることができた。

(substantivo) alívio; amenização; suavização; atenuação [o ato de reduzir a dor ou qualquer outra coisa desagradável; amenização]

O alívio da dor proporcionado pelo medicamento permitiu que ela dormisse a noite toda.

Word parts: al + levi + at + ion

Common collocations

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