Her sympathy was an alleviation of his grief. 她的同情减轻了他的痛苦。
Increasing budgetary funds and loans for poverty alleviation. 增加财政扶贫资金和扶贫贷款。
Choosing suitable poverty alleviation projects and methods for the disabled. 选择适合残疾人特点的扶贫开发项目和方式。
alleviation
[ noun ]
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
<noun.feeling> as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
<noun.act> he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
Alleviation \Al*le`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. alleviatio.] 1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.
I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. --Johnson.
The idea of SDI, like trends in development economics, has raised the warming prospect for conservatives that they may be better than liberals at promoting liberal goals like peace and the alleviation of poverty.
Mining smelters are only now being forced to implement clean-up plans, and Santiago's reviled buses prefer to go on strike rather than convert to cleaner fuels. Poverty alleviation has been a main concern of President Aylwin's government.
Development economists, meanwhile, are urging the bank to respect the rhetoric of last year's World Development Report and focus more on poverty alleviation. Mr Preston may relax on one count.
After all, the Bank has been promoting economic development for more than four decades; surely this means that poverty alleviation has always been its 'overarching objective'.