alleviation
/əˌliːviˈeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /əˌliːviˈeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˌlē-vē-ˈā-shən/ (ame, mw)
alleviation — 名詞
1. the process or act of reducing how bad something painful, unpleasant, or difficu
減輕
減輕痛苦、問題等的行為或過程
the process or act of reducing how bad something painful, unpleasant, or difficult is
The medication brought alleviation of pain for Omar, who lived with a bad back.
新藥物為 Omar 的背痛帶來減輕，他長期受背痛所苦。
alleviation of pain
After the flood, aid organisations focused on alleviation of poverty in the affected rural areas.
水災過後，救援組織致力於減輕受災鄉村地區的貧困問題。
alleviation of poverty
Deepa found great alleviation from anxiety through daily meditation and long walks in the park.
Deepa 透過每天冥想和在公園散步，從焦慮中獲得很大的紓緩。
The new drainage system provided alleviation of flooding in the low-lying neighbourhoods.
新的排水系統減輕了地勢低窪社區的洪水問題。
The government announced new measures for alleviation of homelessness across the city.
政府宣布了新措施，以減輕全市的遊民問題。
- relief
more common in everyday speech; focuses on the feeling of comfort rather than the process
- easing
gentler tone; suggests gradual rather than immediate reduction
- mitigation
more formal; often used for risks, disasters, or legal harm
- reduction
broader meaning; not limited to negative situations
- aggravation
making something bad worse instead of better
- intensification
increasing severity rather than reducing it
文法句型
alleviation + of + noun phrase
alleviation + from + noun phrase
用法筆記
Used mainly in formal or academic writing. More common as a verb (alleviate) in everyday speech.