(formal, usuallydisapproving) anaction, adecision, etc. thatisdesignedtomakeadifficultsituationseembetterwithoutactuallysolvingthecauseoftheproblems权宜之计;消极措施;缓冲剂▸pal·lia·tiveadjective[usually before noun]◆palliativetreatment保守疗法◆short-termpalliativemeasures短期的权宜之计