anodyne 详细解释

anodyne

['ænədain]

n.止痛药, 安慰物
adj.止痛的,减轻忧愁的

词义辨析

同义参见:

narcotic  

英英释义

名词 anodyne:

a medicine used to relieve pain

同义词:analgesic, painkiller, pain pill

形容词 anodyne:

capable of relieving pain

同义词:analgesic, analgetic

补充

anodyneanodyne英:[ˈænəudain] 美:[ˈænəˌdaɪn]adj.1.不会冒犯任何人的, 四平八稳的n.1.止痛剂2.给人安慰的事物, 缓和情绪之物

例句

1. the anodyne, shallow, cliché-ridden comments of players following a match赛后对运动员乏味、浅薄又老套的评论 2. Their quarterly meetings were anodyne affairs.他们的季度会议乏善可陈。 3. an emollient, anodyne and detergent liniment一种有滋润、镇痛和清洁作用的搽剂 4. Wolfsbane has been used traditionally in minute doses as an anodyne.微量的狼毒乌头传统上用作镇痛剂。 5. Marriage. Children. House. Money. All the usual anodynes that never work.婚姻、孩子、房子、票子, 所有这些通常用来给人以安慰但从不会有用的东西。 6. anodyne music.不刺激的音乐。 7. an anodyne to the misery she had put him through.对于她让他经历的痛苦,这是一种慰藉。 8. an anodyne [=innocuous] question about the weather一个无关紧要的天气问题