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单词 theriac
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theriacn.adj.

Brit. /ˈθɪərɪak/, U.S. /ˈθɪ(ə)riˌæk/
Forms: α. (Old English tyriaca); 1500s– theriaca, 1600s–1700s theriace. β. Middle English tiriake, tyriake. γ. 1500s– theriac, 1600s theriack, theriaque. See also theriacle n.
Etymology: < late Latin thēriaca, thēriacē (medieval Latin thēriacum ), < Greek θηριακὴ (ἀντίδοσις) , θηριακὸν (ϕάρμακον) , feminine and neuter of θηριακός pertaining to wild beasts or poisonous reptiles, < θηρίον , diminutive of θήρ wild beast, poisonous reptile. So French thériaque (16th cent. in Godefroy), whence the last γ form; Italian teriaca , Spanish teriaca , Spanish triaca , Provençal tiriaca ; Middle High German triak , German theriak , Dutch teriaak : see also theriacle n.
archaic.
A. n.
An antidote to poison, esp. to the bite of a venomous serpent; = treacle n. 1.The flesh of the viper was formerly held to be a necessary ingredient of the antidote to its bite (see quot. 1608 at α. ); hence many references in the figurative uses of theriac and treacle.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun]
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theriaclec1400
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mithridate1528
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counter-poison1548
pazar1563
antidotary1583
alexipharmac1585
alexipharmacum1590
bezoar1597
alexitery1604
corrector1605
counterbane1605
alexipharmacal1608
correctory1608
corrective1612
alexipharmic1628
alexiteric1655
deletery1657
obsistent1657
vincetoxic1658
bezoardic1671
alexiterial1673
alexiterian1681
therial1912
α.
c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 175 Tyriaca is god drenc wiþ innoþ tydernessum.
c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 290 Nime þonne ane lytle snæd þæs tyriacan & gemenge.]
1558 W. Bullein Govt. Healthe f. 120 This excellent triacle Methridatum is nexte in qualitye and virtue to Theriaca..but onely Theriaca is a little hotter and stronger againste venyme of Snakes.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxix. i. 348 See what account there is made of a composition called Theriall [Errata: Theriace].
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 305 Theriace or Triacle, not onely because it cureth the venomous byting of Serpents, but also because the Serpents themselues are vsually mingled in the making thereof.
1765 Universal Mag. 37 237/1 He.. took..a large dose of theriaca with wine.
1811 R. Hooper Quincy's Lexicon-medicum (new ed.) Theriaca Andromachi, the Venice or Mithridate treacle... Theriaca communis, common treacle, or molasses... Theriaca Londinensis, a cataplasm of cummin seed, bay-berries, germander, snake~root, cloves and honey.]
β. c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 1118 Also tiriake [v.r. Tyriake] Ys good to take and..Heeld on theyr rootes ofte.γ. 1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest vii. sig. B4v Ane half vnce of guid auld theriac.1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1005 Oyl of Quinces is commended as the certain Theriack for this disease.1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 160 The great number of Vipers, brought to the Grand Duke of Toscany for the composing of Theriac or Treacle.1696 S. Jeake, Jr. in S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία sig. b2v As when the skilful Artist to compose His mighty Theriaque; Weighs the Critick Dose.1751 Student 2 No. 9. 344 When the disease was young, it was mitigated with..crabs eyes;..theriac and vinegar.1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. i. v. 108 Tiriak of Khutta, a medicine..then in high repute as an antidote.1890 Athenæum 19 Apr. 496/3 Such tisane or theriac as the science of the time could furnish.
B. adj.
= theriacal adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [adjective]
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corrective1541
antidotary1599
theriacal1603
alexitery1604
alexipharmacal1608
alexipharmatical1608
alexipharmical1608
alexiterial1608
antidotical1608
bezoardicala1644
antidotal1646
alexipharmic1659
alexipharmac1661
alexiterical1665
bezoardic1671
alexiteric1696
alexiterian1775
c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 1100 Vyn tiriake [L. vīnum tiriacum; v.r. Vyntariake] is also now to make..The bite of euery best me shal escape.
1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) at Theriaca Theriac and Theriacal have been used adjectively for medicinal.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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