释义 |
anodyne /anˈō-dīn or -ə-/ noun- A medicine that allays pain
- Something that relieves mental distress
- Something that prevents, soothes or avoids argument, criticism or controversy
adjective- Allaying pain or mental distress
- Preventing, soothing or avoiding argument, criticism, or controversy
- Harmless, bland, innocent
ORIGIN: Gr anōdynos, from an- (privative), and odynē pain |