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单词 bromide
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bromide

noun

bro·​mide ˈbrō-ˌmīd How to pronounce bromide (audio)
1
: a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
2
a
: a commonplace or tiresome person : bore
b
: a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion

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After bromine was discovered in 1827, chemists could not resist experimenting with the new element. It didn't take long before they found uses for its compounds, in particular potassium bromide, which was used as a sedative to treat everything from epilepsy to sleeplessness. By the 20th century, bromide was being used figuratively to apply to anything or anyone that might put one to sleep because of commonness or just plain dullness.

Synonyms

  • banality
  • chestnut
  • cliché
  • cliche
  • commonplace
  • groaner
  • homily
  • platitude
  • shibboleth
  • trope
  • truism
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Example Sentences

His speech had nothing more to offer than the usual bromides about how everyone needs to work together. a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully
Recent Examples on the Web Methyl bromide, once the industry favorite, was banned more than a decade ago for its effect on the ozone layer, and has also been identified as a neurotoxin and respiratory irritant. Sam Deanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 Methyl bromide is one example, though its use is now banned in many countries. Chris Baraniuk, Wired, 16 July 2022 Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. Fox News, 14 May 2022 What parents need, then, is not another bromide against micromanaging their kids, but pragmatic steps to alter course and still feel good about it. Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 10 May 2022 Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. NBC News, 2 May 2022 Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. Fox News, 14 May 2022 Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. NBC News, 2 May 2022 Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. NBC News, 2 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

bromide

noun

bro·​mide ˈbrō-ˌmīd How to pronounce bromide (audio)
1
: a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
2
: a dose of bromide taken usually as a sedative

bromide

noun

as in cliche
an idea or expression that has been used by many people a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cliche
  • cliché
  • platitude
  • chestnut
  • banality
  • truism
  • commonplace
  • shibboleth
  • saying
  • trope
  • proverb
  • homily
  • groaner
  • party line
  • conventional wisdom
  • generalization
  • stereotype
  • saw
  • inanity
  • routine
  • adage
  • simplification
  • generality
  • old wives' tale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • profundity
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