sedative
英 ['sedətɪv]
美 ['sɛdətɪv]
- n. [藥] 鎮靜劑；能使安靜的東西；止痛藥
- adj. 使鎮靜的；使安靜的
中文詞源
sedative 鎮靜藥sedate,使鎮靜，-ive,名詞後綴。
英文詞源
- sedative (adj.)
- "tending to calm or soothe," early 15c., from Medieval Latin sedativus "calming, allaying," from sedat-, past participle stem of sedare, causative of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The noun derivative meaning "a sedative drug" is attested from 1785. Hence, "whatever soothes or allays."
雙語例句
- 1. The plant acts as a sedative in treating neuralgia.
- 這種植物被用作治療神經痛時的鎮靜藥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The patient is sedated with intravenous use of sedative drugs.
- 靜脈注射了鎮靜劑後病人安然入睡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
- 他們把鴉片用作鎮靜劑而不是毒品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The sedative makes people very somnolent.
- 這種鎮靜劑會讓人瞌睡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. After taking a sedative she was able to get to sleep.
- 服用了鎮靜劑後,她能夠入睡了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》