antidote

/ˈæntidəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæntidəʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈan-ti-ˌdōt/ (ame, mw)

antidote — 名詞

  • antidotesingular
  • antidotesplural

1. a chemical substance, especially a drug, that stops a poison from working inside

1.名詞B2
釋義

解毒劑

對抗毒素的藥物

a chemical substance, especially a drug, that stops a poison from working inside a person or animal's body.

例句

When a rattlesnake bit Theo, the emergency team gave him the antidote within minutes.

當一條響尾蛇咬了 Theo 時，急救小組在幾分鐘內就給他注射了解毒劑。

gave him the antidote

Doctors warned that no antidote exists for this particular type of fish poison.

醫生警告說，針對這種特定魚類毒素目前尚無解毒劑。

no antidote exists for

同義詞
  • remedy

    much broader — covers any treatment for illness or discomfort, not just poison

  • antivenin

    specific to snake or spider venom; a type of antidote

反義詞
  • poison

    the harmful substance that an antidote is designed to counteract

  • toxin

    a poisonous substance produced by a living organism

文法句型

antidote + to + noun phrase

antidote + for + noun phrase

用法筆記

The preposition to is more common in technical or medical writing (antidote to snake venom); for is also widely used in everyday language. Both prepositions are correct.

常見錯誤

❌This medicine is antidote.
✅This medicine is an antidote.
💡antidote is a countable noun and always needs a determiner (a, an, the).
❌The doctor gave him antidote.
✅The doctor gave him an antidote.
💡never omit the article before a singular countable noun.

2. something that makes a bad or unpleasant situation better, or prevents something

2.名詞B2
釋義

解方；良方

消除負面影響的事物

something that makes a bad or unpleasant situation better, or prevents something bad from having a strong effect.

例句

A long walk by the river is Luisa's favourite antidote to a stressful week at work.

沿著河邊散步是 Luisa 消除工作壓力最喜歡的良方。

antidote to a stressful

The community garden was created as an antidote to loneliness among elderly residents.

這個社區菜園的設立，是為了消除年長居民孤獨感的解方。

an antidote to loneliness

同義詞
  • cure

    suggests a permanent solution, while antidote implies relief or counteraction rather than total elimination

  • remedy

    broad — works for both physical and figurative problems, but less specific than antidote

  • solution

    focuses on practical problem-solving rather than counteracting something bad

反義詞
  • cause

    what creates the problem rather than relieving it

文法句型

antidote + to + noun phrase (abstract)

用法筆記

Almost always followed by to + an abstract noun describing a negative state (antidote to boredom, stress, loneliness, anxiety). The pattern is figurative — no actual medicine is involved.

常見錯誤

❌Exercise is antidote to stress.
✅Exercise is an antidote to stress.
💡antidote is countable and needs an article even in figurative use.
❌The best antidote of boredom is a good book.
✅The best antidote to boredom is a good book.
💡the correct preposition is to, not of.