Placebo
01
安慰剂, 安慰剂药物
a medicine without any physiological effect that is given to a control group in an experiment to measure the effectiveness of a new drug or to patients who think they need medicine when in reality they do not
例子
In the clinical trial, half of the participants received the experimental drug while the other half received a placebo.
在临床试验中，一半的参与者接受了实验药物，而另一半接受了安慰剂。
The placebo group showed no improvement in symptoms compared to the treatment group, indicating the drug's effectiveness.
安慰剂组与治疗组相比症状没有改善，表明药物的有效性。
02
安慰剂, 亡者日课的晚祷
the evening prayer of the Office for the Dead in the Roman Catholic liturgy, named from the opening word of the first antiphon
例子
The medieval primer opened at the placebo before the family began prayers for the deceased.
中世纪祈祷书在家庭开始为死者祈祷之前在晚祷处打开。
Choirs trained specifically for the funeral liturgy often rehearse the placebo and the dirige together.
专门为葬礼礼仪训练的合唱团经常一起排练晚祷和 dirige。
