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Anodyne N Latin Anodynus Pain ænəudain 止痛药 英

单词 anodyne
音标 ['ænəudain]
解释 n. 止痛药
红宝书 【英】 n. 止痛药(anything that relieves pain or soothes)
【记】 an+odyne(痛)→不痛 →止痛药
字源 anodyne (adj.)
1540s, from Medieval Latin anodynus "pain-removing, allaying pain," from Latin anodynus "painless," from Greek anodynos "free from pain," from an- "without" (see an- (1)) + odyne "pain," a word perhaps from PIE root *ed- "to eat" (source of Lithuanian edžioti "to devour, bite," edžiotis "to suffer pain;" see eat). In old slang, frequently a euphemism for "death;" as in anodyne necklace "hangman's noose."
不择手段背单词 n. 止痛药(如阿斯匹林) = analgesic = anesthetic
【记】1)an非, 不, odyne痛-使不痛-止痛药2)读: 爱脑袋. 要问止痛药最爱谁, 脑袋和牙有一拼. 不过统计结果显示, 头痛患者人数和用药频率更胜一筹. 所以, 止痛药爱脑袋.
趣味全助记 【记】音:安脑定,安宁定,就是安定(一种药),“安脑定痛”是种止头痛的药;音:阿诺德(史瓦辛格)不知疼痛,打不死; a + no不 + dyn 死→不死→止痛

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