antidote
英['?nt?d??t]
美['?nt?dot]
- n. [藥] 解毒劑；解藥；矯正方法
詞態變化
復數:?antidotes;
助記提示
1、anti- "against" + dot- "give" + -e.
2、字面意思為：given against. => given as a remedy(補救, 糾正). => a remedy against poison. => remedy counteracting poison.
3. anti- + -dote (諧音：毒他)。
中文詞源
antidote 解毒劑
前綴anti-, 相對，相反。詞根dot, 見donate.
英文詞源
- antidote
- antidote: see date
- antidote (n.)
- "remedy counteracting poison," 1510s (earlier in English as a Latin word), from Middle French antidot and directly from Latin antidotum "a remedy against poison," from Greek antidoton "given as a remedy," literally "given against," verbal adjective of antididonai "give in return," from anti- "against" + didonai "to give" (see date (n.1)). Compare Middle English antidotarie "treatise on drugs or medicines" (c. 1400).
雙語例句
- 1. Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress.
- 按摩是舒緩壓力的一劑妙方。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There is no known antidote to the poison.
- 這種毒的解藥尚未發現。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Quinine is a natural antidote for this fever.
- 奎寧是治療這種熱病的天然藥.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There is no known antidote for this poison.
- 這種毒藥沒有解藥.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Hard work is the best antidote to mischief.
- 繁忙的工作是防止為非作歹的最好方法.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》