bromide

/ˈbrəʊmaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbrəʊmaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrō-ˌmīd/ (ame, mw)

bromide — noun

  • bromidesingular
  • bromidesplural

1. a compound containing bromine, especially one once given as a medicine to quiet

1.名詞C2
釋義

a compound containing bromine, especially one once given as a medicine to quiet nerves, or one dose of that medicine

例句

Before safer drugs appeared, some doctors used bromides to calm anxious patients.

historical medical use: bromides to calm patients

The museum displayed a bottle of bromide from an early hospital pharmacy.

countable chemical noun: a bottle of bromide

同義詞
  • sedative

    a broad term for medicine that calms someone or makes them sleepy, not only bromine-based ones

  • tranquilizer

    an older general term for a calming drug; less chemical and less precise than bromide

  • bromine salt

    a chemistry-focused label for a bromide compound, without the medical emphasis

反義詞
  • stimulant

    a drug that increases alertness or energy instead of calming the body

文法句型

a bromide

bromides + plural

potassium bromide

用法筆記

Mostly historical when it refers to a calming medicine in everyday language. In chemistry, it can still name any compound that contains bromine.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse gave him bromide before bed.
✅The nurse gave him a bromide before bed.
💡Use the countable form when you mean one dose or tablet.

2. an over-familiar saying that may sound wise but feels empty because people have

2.名詞C1
釋義

an over-familiar saying that may sound wise but feels empty because people have heard it too many times

例句

At graduation, the principal repeated the bromide that hard work always wins.

the bromide that + clause

Mizuki rolled her eyes when the coach offered another bromide about teamwork.

offer a bromide about + topic

同義詞
  • platitude

    very close in meaning; often slightly more formal than bromide

  • cliche

    can describe an overused phrase, idea, or plot device, so it is broader than bromide

  • truism

    a statement that is obviously true, but not always as tired or empty as a bromide

反義詞
  • insight

    a fresh and meaningful idea rather than a worn-out saying

文法句型

an old bromide

a bromide about + noun

the bromide that + clause

用法筆記

Usually mildly critical and often used when you want to dismiss a familiar saying as shallow or unhelpful, not simply old.

常見錯誤

❌Her short safety checklist was a bromide.
✅Her short safety checklist was practical advice, not a bromide.
💡A bromide is an overused, empty saying, not any useful reminder.