Anesthetic



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.麻醉剂
• ［英］ 麻醉剂 ( a drug, gas, etc. used to produce anesthesia, as before surgery)
• ［记］ an+esthet ( 感觉) +ic -> 无感觉 -> 麻醉
• ［同］ 同根词: aesthetic ( 美学)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 1846
• 1. of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
• 2. lacking awareness or sensitivity unmoved and quite anesthetic to his presence — S. J. Perelman
• • anesthetically adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1848
• 1. a substance that produces anesthesia
• 2. something that brings relief ; palliative

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