alleviation

alleviation 英[u0259u02ccli:vu026a"eu026au0283n] 美[u0259u02cclivu026au02c8eu0283u0259n] n. 缓解; 减轻; 缓和; 镇痛物; [网络] 减缓; 扶贫; [例句]Progress had been made in poverty alleviation.扶贫工作已经取得了进展。[其他] 形近词： alleviating alleviative alleviatory