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

• By now we've all heard about the placebo effect: just by thinking a pill will help kill cure what else ails you, it often does.
  到如今，我们都已听说了安慰剂效应：既是通过心里想、认为某种药丸可以帮助治愈病痛，它经常起作用。
• 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。
• Virtually all alternative medicine is bunk; but the placebo effect is rather interesting
  几乎所有的替代医学都是胡扯，但产生的安慰效果非常有趣
• College students belong to a special group in contemporary society and their psychological traits are more adaptable to the "placebo effect". This paper points out the efficient application of the "placebo effect" should be greatly advocated in college students 'psychological consultation.
  大学生是当代社会的特殊群体，其心理特点对安慰剂效应存在着更强的适应性，在大学生心理咨询中可以更加有效地应用安慰剂效应。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The results from our study suggest that the benefits of aerobic exercise are not a placebo effect, said Cary Stothart, a graduate student in cognitive psychology at Florida State University, who led the study.
  我们的研究结果显示，有氧运动的好处不是安慰剂效应，佛罗里达州立大学的认知心理学研究生卡里·斯托塔特（CaryStothart）说。
• 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。
• 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。