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单词 anesthetic
释义 an·es·thet·ic
I. adjective
also an·aes·thet·ic \|anə̇s|thed.ik, -etik, -ēk\
Etymology: Greek anaisthētos without sense or feeling, unfelt, imperceptible (from an- + aisthētos sensible, perceptible, from aisthanesthai to perceive, feel) + English -ic — more at audible
1.
 a. : capable of producing anesthesia
  < anesthetic agents >
 b. : involving or connected with anesthesia
  < anesthetic effect >
  < anesthetic symptoms >
2.
 a. : lacking perceptive sensitiveness
  < the young girls are in a state of possession, blind, deaf, and anesthetic — Joyce Cary >
 b. : obtuse — used with to
  < persons anesthetic to new ideas >
anes·thet·i·cal·ly adverb
II. noun
also anaesthetic \“\
(-s)
1. : a substance that produces anesthesia
2. : something that brings relief (as from pain, worry, uneasiness) : palliative
 < Vienna's most effective mass anesthetic against our time is the coffeehouse — Frederic Morton >
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