placebo button 安慰按钮

时间：2017-03-22 08:13:45

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A placebo1 button is a push-button with apparent functionality that actually has no effect when pressed. Such buttons can be psychologically rewarding to pressers by giving an illusion of control. 
安慰按钮指的是表面上看具备某种功能，但实际按下去却没有效果的按钮。这类按钮能给使用者带来心理上的收获，让人产生控制感。
 
They are commonly placed in situations where it would have once been useful to have such a button but the system now proceeds automatically. 
安慰按钮常出现在过去有用，但后来系统实现了自动化的地方。
 
In some cases the button may have been functional2, but may have failed or been disabled during installation or maintenance or was, in a relatively3 small number of cases, installed to keep people contented4, much in the same way as placebos5. 
在一些例子中，这个按钮可能一直在使用中，但可能已经失效，或在安装维修中失去了功能；在少数例子中，安装这种按钮是为了让人们满意，类似于安慰剂。

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1 placebo placebo     
n.安慰剂；宽慰话
参考例句：
  • The placebo has been found to work with a lot of different cases.人们已发现安慰剂能在很多不同的病例中发挥作用。
  • The placebo effect refers to all the observable behaviors caused by placebo.安慰剂效应是指由安慰剂所引起的可观察的行为。
2 functional 5hMxa     
adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的
参考例句：
  • The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
  • The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。
3 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
4 contented Gvxzof     
adj.满意的，安心的，知足的
参考例句：
  • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
5 placebos b8ed7c7b1674d28090705a042f20bdea     
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
参考例句：
  • 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） 来自电影对白
  • 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。 来自互联网

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