| 单词 | nepenthe |
| 释义 | nepenthe —nepenthean, adj. /ni pen"thee/, n. 1. a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble. 2. anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of sorrow or trouble. [1590-1600; < L nepenthes < Gk nepenthés herb for soothing, n. use of neut. of nepenthés sorrowless, equiv. to ne- not + pénth(os) sorrow + -es adj. suffix] |
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