purgative

英 ['pɜːgətɪv] 美 ['pɝɡətɪv]
  • adj. 净化的；通便的；赎罪的
  • n. 泻剂，泻药
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中文词源

purgative 泻药，通便药物

来自purge,清除，清洗，净化。比喻用法。

英语词源

purgative (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French purgatif (14c.) and directly from Late Latin purgativus, from purgat-, past participle stem of Latin purgare (see purge (v.)). The noun is attested from early 15c. (Old English medical texts have clænsungdrenc).

权威例句

1. The doctors attempted to reduce his high fever by inducing diarrhea with a purgative.
医生们尝试用通便药物催泻以使他退烧。

来自辞典例句

2. This oil acts as a purgative / has a purgative effect.
这种油有催泻作用.

来自辞典例句

3. Causing evacuation, especially of the bowels; purgative.
排泄的,排除的引起腹泻, 尤指肠泻的; 净肠的.

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4. He was given a purgative before the operation.
他在手术前用了通便药.

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5. The popular idea of recession as purgative - the hangover following an ill - and enduring emotional appeal.
这种把衰退看作泻药的观点 - 类似于狂欢后的酩酊大醉 - 有着强烈并且持久的情感吸引力.

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