medicinal

/məˈdɪsɪnl/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈdɪsɪnl/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈdis-nəl, -ˈdi-sᵊn-əl in Shakespeare & Milton ˌme-di-ˈsī-nᵊl & ˈmed-sə-nəl/ (ame, mw)

medicinal — adjective

  • medicinalpositive
  • more medicinalcomparative
  • most medicinalsuperlative

1. able to treat sickness or ease pain, especially when describing a plant, herb, o

1.形容詞B2
釋義

able to treat sickness or ease pain, especially when describing a plant, herb, or natural substance used as a remedy.

例句

Ada's grandmother brewed ginger tea for its medicinal effect on sore throats.

attributive: medicinal + noun

Many wild herbs in the Andes have powerful medicinal properties known to local healers.

collocation: medicinal properties

同義詞
  • therapeutic

    broader and more formal; covers any treatment, not only substances

  • curative

    stresses the power to cure, not just to relieve symptoms

  • healing

    everyday word; works for substances, actions, and abstract things like time

反義詞
  • harmful

    describes something that damages health rather than restoring it

  • toxic

    specifically poisonous; stronger than 'harmful'

文法句型

medicinal + noun

have medicinal properties

用法筆記

Subject is usually a plant, herb, oil, food, or natural substance — not a manufactured pill. For a pharmaceutical product, prefer 'pharmaceutical' or simply 'medical'.

常見錯誤

❌I took a medicinal for my headache.
✅I took some medicine for my headache.
💡'medicinal' is an adjective, not a noun; the noun form is 'medicine'.