dummy pill
dummy pill — 名詞
1. a tablet that looks like real medicine but has no active substance in it, so it
安慰劑
外表像藥但不含有效成分的藥丸
a tablet that looks like real medicine but has no active substance in it, so it is used for comparison in treatment or research
In the sleep study, Samir took a dummy pill before going to bed.
在那項睡眠研究中，Samir 睡前服用了一顆安慰劑。
take a dummy pill in a medical study
The nurse explained that Sumin might receive a dummy pill instead of medicine.
護理師說明，Sumin 可能拿到的是安慰劑，而不是真正的藥。
receive a dummy pill instead of active medicine
Half the volunteers got the new drug, and half got a dummy pill.
一半的受試者拿到新藥，另一半則拿到安慰劑。
Tunde felt calmer after the dummy pill, even though it contained no medicine.
Tunde 吃了安慰劑後覺得比較平靜，雖然裡面沒有藥效成分。
Before the test began, Nellie signed a form about the dummy pill.
測試開始前，Nellie 簽了一份和安慰劑有關的同意書。
- take a dummy pill
- receive a dummy pill
- dummy pill group
- dummy pill instead of medicine
- placebo
the general medical term; dummy pill specifically refers to the pill form
- sugar pill
more informal and often used outside technical medical writing
- inactive tablet
descriptive phrase that emphasises the lack of active ingredients
- active drug
the medicine being tested, containing the substance meant to affect the body
- real medicine
general everyday contrast, though less precise than active drug
文法句型
take a dummy pill
receive a dummy pill
dummy pill instead of + noun
用法筆記
Used mainly in medicine and research when people compare a real treatment with an inactive one. In many contexts it means the same thing as placebo, but it specifically names the pill form.