anodyne英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain.
A source of relaxation or comfort. figuratively

— Nor do I mean to say that Virtue is not Virtue because it is never tempted to go astray; only that dulness is a much finer gift than we give it credit for being; and that some people are very lucky whom Nature has endowed with a good store of that great anodyne.

形容词 adj.

Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.

— Many a time has the vapor of ether been inhaled for the relief of oppressed lungs; many a time has the sought relief been thus obtained; and just so many times has the discovery of the wonderful anodyne properties of this gas, as affecting all bodily suffering, been brushed past and overlooked.
Soothing or relaxing. figuratively

— Classical music is rather anodyne.
Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. broadly

— Near-synonyms: harmless, neutral

词形变化

more anodyne comparative most anodyne superlative anodynes plural

词汇关系

衍生词

anodyne necklace anodynia anodynic anodynous chlorodyne

词源

词源 1

From Middle English anodine, from Medieval Latin anōdynos (“stilling or relieving pain”), from Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).
Adjective sense “noncontentious” probably through French anodin (“harmless, trivial”), of same origin.

词源 2

From Middle English anodine, from Medieval Latin anōdynos (“stilling or relieving pain”), from Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).
Adjective sense “noncontentious” probably through French anodin (“harmless, trivial”), of same origin.