bromide

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

bromide — 名詞

  • bromidesingular
  • bromidesplural

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

1.名詞C2
釋義

溴劑；溴化物

含溴化合物，舊時常作鎮靜藥

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.

在較安全的藥物出現前，有些醫師會用溴劑來安撫焦躁的病人。

historical medical use: bromides to calm patients

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

博物館展示了一瓶來自早期醫院藥房的溴化物。

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

陳腔濫調

說太多次而失去新意的話

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.

畢業典禮上，校長又重複了那句「努力終會成功」的陳腔濫調。

the bromide that + clause

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

當教練又拋出一套關於團隊合作的陳腔濫調時，Mizuki 翻了個白眼。

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.