| 释义 |
Definition of somnific in English: somnificadjective sɒmˈnɪfɪk rare Tending to induce sleep; soporific. Example sentencesExamples - He threw himself upon a heap of straw that lay on the floor, and soon forgot his desperate situation in the arms of the somnific deity.
- He writes of these prayers as "empty words delivered in a somnific monotone as members and staff shuffle about, obviously paying no attention."
- Battus is seen seated with his back to the spectator, sinking under the somnific influence of the pipe of Mercury.
- He should not stigmatize the world for being sleepy, when he himself has given a somnific influence to all his readers.
- I was powerfully affected by the changeless somnific quality of Zara's tones.
Synonyms sleep-inducing, somnolent, sedative, calmative, tranquillizing, narcotic, opiate, drowsy, sleepy, somniferous
Origin Early 18th century: from Latin somnificus, from somnus 'sleep'. |