英语词汇“anodyne”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	anodyne
释义	an·o·dyne I. \ˈanəˌdīn, -nōˌ-\ adjective Etymology: Latin anodynos, from Greek anōdynos, from an- + odynē pain; akin to Armenian erkin birth pains, Lithuanian edžiótis to hurt, Old English etan to eat — more at eat 1. : serving to assuage pain : soothing < the anodyne properties of certain drugs > 2. : serving or intended to soothe the mind or feelings : inducing forgetfulness, oblivion, or unconcern : relaxing < his pleasant voice and pious, anodyne opinions making of his sentences so many gentle opiates — F.M.Ford > < all that doughy, woolly, anodyne writing that exists merely to fill a gap of leisure — Aldous Huxley > 3. : marked by an absence of power of stimulation : bland < anodyne translations from Homer and Sophocles in … sleepy prose — George Santayana > sometimes : designedly weakened or softened (as by qualification or expurgation) < read the anodyne and doctored accounts of the transactions that had cost them their savings — New Republic > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin anodynon, from Greek anōdynon, from neuter of anōdynos 1. : a drug that allays pain (as an opiate or narcotic) 2. : something that soothes, calms, or comforts < the anodyne of work > < old wounds heal; new friendships and associations come as anodynes — Nevil Shute > < an escape, a distraction, an anodyne — J.C.Powys > • an·o·dyn·ic \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\|dinik, -ēk\ adjective
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