morphine

IPA/ˈmɔːfiːn/
KK[mˈɔrfin]IPA/ˈmɔːrfiːn/

morphine — 名詞

1. a strong substance taken from opium that is used in medicine to take away severe

1.名詞B2
釋義

嗎啡

從鴉片提煉的強效止痛藥

a strong substance taken from opium that is used in medicine to take away severe pain, often after an operation or for people with serious long-term illnesses such as cancer.

例句

After her surgery, the nurse gave Abigail a dose of morphine to ease the pain.

手術後，護士給了 Abigail 一小劑量的嗎啡來減輕疼痛。

collocation: dose of morphine

The doctor explained that morphine could help Sahil's father rest more easily at night.

醫生解釋說，嗎啡可以幫助 Sahil 的父親在夜間更安穩地休息。

morphine + help + infinitive

常見搭配
  • administer morphine
  • inject morphine
  • a dose of morphine
  • on morphine
  • morphine addiction
  • morphine withdrawal
  • morphine drip
  • morphine overdose
同義詞
  • opioid

    a broader category of pain-relieving substances; morphine is one specific type of opioid

  • painkiller

    a much more general everyday term; a painkiller could be a mild over-the-counter drug, while morphine is a very strong, prescription-only painkiller

  • narcotic

    emphasises the addictive and sleep-inducing properties; carries a stronger legal and regulatory connotation than morphine

  • heroin

    also derived from morphine but an illegal street drug; much more addictive and faster-acting than pharmaceutical morphine

  • laudanum

    a historical alcohol-based tincture that contained morphine; now rarely used in modern medicine

文法句型

morphine + verb

dose/amount + of + morphine

on + morphine

用法筆記

Morphine is an uncountable noun, so it is never used with an indefinite article (❌ "a morphine", ✅ "morphine"). It is a controlled substance in most countries due to its high potential for addiction.

常見錯誤

The nurse gave him a morphine for the pain.
The nurse gave him morphine for the pain.
morphine is uncountable and does not take an article when referring to the substance in general.
He was addicted to morphia for years.
He was addicted to morphine for years.
morphia is an old-fashioned variant; the modern standard term is morphine.

同根字

  • morphia
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • intravenously
  • orally

常用片語

  • under the influence of morphine
  • a morphine-based painkiller

介系詞搭配