placebos
n.
（给无实际治疗需要者的）安慰剂( placebo的名词复数 );
安慰物;
宽心话;
（试验药物用的）无效对照剂;
例句:
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Kirsch's conclusion is that antidepressants are just fancy placebos.
来自NEWYORKER
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But, eventually, I think they were just kind of like placebos.
但是后来, 我想它们只是安慰剂(安慰剂: 没有任何药效的药)
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But comparable numbers of those who received placebos also improved.
但是吃安慰剂的人的病情也改善了.
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Yes doctors, at least doctors in Chicago occasionally purposely prescribe placebos.
是的,医生, 至少是芝加哥的医生们偶尔会特意开药方安慰剂.
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But doctors reaching for placebos is not a cause for alarm.
来自THETIMES
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Someone's swapped placebos for psych-meds again!
来自SA