digitalis

名词 n.
/dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/    /dɪd͡ʒɪˈtælɪs/|/dɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪlɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea). countable,uncountable
    — 11. Delphiniums and digitalises.
  2. A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc. countable,uncountable
    — ‘You very nearly died. I had to give you digitalis three times.’

词形变化

digitalises plural

词汇关系

词源

Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“thimble”)). Doublet of digital.
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