Anodyne



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解释

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• n. 止痛药
• ［英］ n. 止痛药 ( anything that relieves pain or soothes)
• ［记］ an+odyne ( 痛) -> 不痛 -> 止痛药

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Latin anodynos, from Greek anōdynos, from a- + odynē pain; probably akin to Old English etan to eat
• Date: 1543
• 1. serving to alleviate pain
• 2. not likely to offend or arouse tensions ; innocuous

II. noun

• Date: circa 1550
• 1. something that soothes, calms, or comforts the anodyne of bridge, a comfortable book, or sport — Harrison Smith
• 2. a drug that allays pain

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