sedative
英 ['sedətɪv]
美['sɛdətɪv]
- n. [药] 镇静剂；能使安静的东西；止痛药
- adj. 使镇静的；使安静的
中文词源
sedative 镇静药
sedate,使镇静，-ive,名词后缀。
词态变化
复数: sedatives;
双语例句
- 1. The plant acts as a sedative in treating neuralgia.
- 这种植物被用作治疗神经痛时的镇静药。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The patient is sedated with intravenous use of sedative drugs.
- 静脉注射了镇静剂后病人安然入睡。
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- 3. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
- 他们把鸦片用作镇静剂而不是毒品。
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- 4. The sedative makes people very somnolent.
- 这种镇静剂会让人瞌睡。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. After taking a sedative she was able to get to sleep.
- 服用了镇静剂后,她能够入睡了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
英文词源
- 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."