homeopathic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the diluted remedies used in homeopathy.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
  2. Extremely dilute, insipid. informal
    — Therefore, with a slight misgiving that so delicate a creature as an embryo shad might possibly be affected by the homœopathic amount of alcohol still present, I set up my apparatus on the shaded piazza of the hotel.

词形变化

more homeopathic comparative most homeopathic superlative homœopathic alternative,obsolete homoeopathic alternative homeopathics plural homœopathic alternative,obsolete homoeopathic alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *somHós
Proto-Hellenic *homós
Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor.
English homeo-
Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der.
Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English -pathic
English homeopathic
From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *somHós
Proto-Hellenic *homós
Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor.
English homeo-
Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der.
Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English -pathic
English homeopathic
From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”).
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