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

• 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。
• The nocebo effect is the flip side of the more positive placebo effect, and she says that one of the most pernicious nocebo effects can occur when a patient is informed by her doctor that she is ill.
  反安慰剂效应是更为积极的安慰剂效应的另一面。兰格称，最糟糕的反安慰剂效应之一可能发生在患者从医生那里得知自己患病的消息时。
• The placebo effect refers to all the observable behaviors caused by placebo.
  安慰剂效应是指由安慰剂所引起的可观察的行为。
• 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。
• However, other researchers say the "high" listeners claim to feel may actually be a placebo effect determined by the individual's desire to feel it.
  而有些研究人员则认为，“音频毒品”之所以能够达到致幻效果，只是因为收听者主观上想要得到这样的感觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In other words, the cognitive benefits of playing video games appear to be largely a result of a placebo effect.
  换句话说，玩视频游戏的认知好处似乎主要是心理作用。