analgesic
/ˌæn.əlˈdʒiː.zɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæn.əlˈdʒiː.zɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌa-nᵊl-ˈjē-zik -sik/ (ame, mw) · /ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk/ (ame, ipa)
analgesic — 名詞
- analgesicsingular
- analgesicsplural
1. A substance, usually taken as a tablet or given as an injection, that reduces or
止痛藥
緩解疼痛的藥物
A substance, usually taken as a tablet or given as an injection, that reduces or stops physical pain without making you unconscious.
After twisting her ankle, the night-shift nurse took an analgesic before finishing her rounds.
夜班護士扭傷腳踝後,吃了一顆止痛藥才繼續完成巡房工作。
took an analgesic — common verb collocation
The Watanabe family keeps several types of analgesic in their home medicine cabinet for emergencies.
渡邊家在家中的急救箱裡放了幾種不同類型的止痛藥以備不時之需。
types of analgesic — quantifying a count noun
Dr. Okafor prescribed a mild analgesic to help with the patient's headaches after the surgery.
Okafor 醫師開了一種溫和的止痛藥,幫助減輕病人手術後的頭痛。
- painkiller
more common in everyday speech, less formal
- pain reliever
broader term, includes non-drug methods
- palliative
focuses on symptom relief rather than pain specifically; more formal
文法句型
take + analgesic
analgesic + for + [condition]
常見錯誤
analgesic — 形容詞
- analgesicpositive
- more analgesiccomparative
- most analgesicsuperlative
1. Describing a substance, treatment, or effect that reduces or stops physical pain
止痛的
用於減輕疼痛的
Describing a substance, treatment, or effect that reduces or stops physical pain.
The pharmacist recommended an analgesic cream for the painful sunburn on my shoulders.
藥劑師建議我用一條止痛藥膏來塗抹肩膀上曬傷的部位。
analgesic cream — attributive noun after adjective
The mountaineer packed analgesic tablets in his emergency kit before the high-altitude climb.
登山者在進行高山攀登之前,把止痛藥片放進了他的急救包裡。
The dental hygienist applied an analgesic gel to the patient's gums before starting the cleaning.
牙科保健師在開始清潔之前,先在病人的牙齦上塗抹了一層止痛凝膠。
- pain-relieving
more transparent for learners, less technical
- soothing
wider meaning — can refer to emotional as well as physical comfort
- numbing
stronger effect — implies loss of sensation, not just pain reduction
- pain-inducing
very rare; mostly used in medical research contexts
文法句型
analgesic + [noun: cream, tablet, injection, effect, property]
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used directly before a noun — for example, 'analgesic cream' or 'analgesic tablet' — rather than after a linking verb like 'is'.