anaesthetic

IPA/ˌænəsˈθetɪk/
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anaesthetic — 名詞

  • anaestheticsingular
  • anaestheticsplural

1. A medical substance given to patients during surgery or other procedures so they

1.名詞B2
釋義

麻醉劑

使人暫時失去知覺的藥物

A medical substance given to patients during surgery or other procedures so they do not experience pain or other sensations.

例句

The dentist gave Mei a local anaesthetic before filling her cracked molar.

牙醫在填補梅的裂開臼齒之前，為她施打了局部麻醉劑。

local anaesthetic for numbing a specific area

Vikram was put under general anaesthetic for the four-hour heart surgery.

維克拉姆在進行四小時的心臟手術時接受了全身麻醉。

under + general anaesthetic for major surgery

常見搭配
  • local anaesthetic
  • general anaesthetic
  • anaesthetic cream
  • anaesthetic injection
同義詞
  • analgesic

    targets pain only, not all sensation; aspirin and ibuprofen are analgesics

  • narcotic

    stronger, often addictive, and acts on the central nervous system; narrower scope than anaesthetic

  • painkiller

    informal everyday term for any medication that stops pain

反義詞
  • stimulant

    increases bodily activity and alertness, the opposite of numbing

用法筆記

Frequently used with 'local' (numbing a specific area only) or 'general' (putting the whole body to sleep). Often follows the preposition 'under': 'under anaesthetic'. The American spelling is 'anesthetic'.

常見錯誤

The doctor gave me anaesthesia.
The doctor gave me an anaesthetic.
Anaesthesia is the state of being numb; anaesthetic is the drug that causes it.
I was in anaesthetic during the operation.
I was under anaesthetic during the operation.
The correct preposition is 'under', not 'in'.

同根字

  • anaesthesia
    名詞C1
  • anaesthetist
    名詞C1
  • anaesthetize
    動詞C1
  • anaesthesiology
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • local anaesthetic
  • general anaesthetic
  • anaesthetic cream
  • anaesthetic injection
  • anaesthetic gas

常用片語

  • under anaesthetic
  • administer an anaesthetic
  • anaesthetic wears off
  • come round from the anaesthetic
  • put someone under anaesthetic

介系詞搭配