placebo effect

英 [pləˈsiːbəʊ ɪˈfekt]

美 [pləˈsiːboʊ ɪˈfekt]

n.  (指用安慰剂治疗后病人病情好转的)安慰剂效果

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （指用安慰剂治疗后病人病情好转的）安慰剂效果
  The placebo effectis the fact that some patients' health improves after taking what they believe is an effective drug but which is in fact only a placebo.
  1. The placebo effect can be understood only if we acknowledge the unity of mind and body.
     只有我们承认身心一体，安慰剂效果才能被理解。

英英释义

noun

• any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo

双语例句

• It was animalistic. I can definitely say it was not a placebo effect. I'm a nurse, and I'm trained to recognize those things.
  我敢肯定这不是安慰剂的作用，我是护士，我接受过分辩这些作用的训练。
• Recently, some scientists have begun to question whether the apparently beneficial effects of exercise on thinking might be a placebo effect.
  最近，一些科学家开始怀疑，体育锻炼表现出来的改善思维的益处可能是安慰剂效应。
• The placebo effect, for example, demonstrates that people can at times cause a relief in medical symptoms or suffering by believing the cures to be effective& whether they actually are or not.
  比如说，安慰剂效应表明人有时候能通过相信治疗有效来减轻症状和痛苦&不论治疗是否真的有效。
• Previous studies have investigated the basis of the placebo effect, when using sugar pills or saline injections for example, and confirmed it can elicit a real response.
  此前的研究已经探索了安慰剂效应的相关基础：比如说服用糖片或用盐水注射确实可以引发真实的（生理）响应。
• If they work, even if it's the placebo effect, if they lower the blood pressure I think patients will be protected further from heart attacks and strokes.
  如果它们真的有效，即使是安慰剂效应，如果它们真的能够降低血压，我想患者也可以受到保护以免发生心脏病和卒中。
• After decades in the jungles of fringe science, the placebo effect has become the elephant in the boardroom.
  数十年来被视作边缘科学的安慰剂效应，已成为不容忽视的焦点。
• Certified athletic trainers say the placebo effect can be very powerful, which is why they seldom dissuade pro athletes who want to try the latest fad.
  注册运动培训师们认为，安慰剂效应可能是非常强大的，所以他们很少劝阻专业运动员尝试这种新时尚。
• The placebo effect is a psychobiological phenomenon that can be attributable to different mechanisms, including expectation of improvement and conditioning.
  安慰剂效应是一种神经生理学效应，可以归因于不同的机制，包括期望和条件机制。
• Placebo effect, Applegate said.
  艾伯盖特说：这是安慰剂效应。
• The other holds that acupuncture works through a placebo effect, in which the patient's thinking releases endorphins.
  另一观点认为，针灸只是一种安慰剂效应，给患者以内啡肽释放的想象。