phentermine

IPA/ˈfen.tə.miːn/
IPA/ˈfen.tɚ.miːn/

phentermine — 名詞

1. a medicine that lowers hunger and may be prescribed to help treat obesity

1.名詞C2
釋義

芬特明

用於治療肥胖的抑食慾藥

a medicine that lowers hunger and may be prescribed to help treat obesity

例句

Dr. Lee prescribed phentermine for Hana after months of failed diet plans.

Lee 醫師在多次節食計畫失敗後，替Hana開了芬特明。

prescribe phentermine for [patient]

The clinic stopped giving phentermine to patients with high blood pressure.

診所已停止把芬特明開給有高血壓的病人。

stop phentermine for safety reasons

常見搭配
  • prescribe phentermine
  • take phentermine
  • stop phentermine
  • phentermine treatment
  • phentermine use
同義詞
  • appetite suppressant

    neutral functional term; describes what the medicine does, not this exact drug

  • weight-loss drug

    broader plain-English label for medicines used to help people lose weight

  • diet pill

    everyday and less precise; can also refer to non-prescription products

  • anorectic

    technical medical term for a drug that reduces appetite

文法句型

uncountable noun

take phentermine

prescribe phentermine for [person]

用法筆記

Usually treated as an uncountable medicine name, so it commonly follows verbs such as 'prescribe', 'take', 'stop', and 'respond to'. It is mainly used in medical or weight-treatment contexts rather than casual everyday talk.

常見錯誤

My sister takes phentermines every morning.
My sister takes phentermine every morning.
drug names like this are usually uncountable, not plural.
The doctor gave me a phentermine to lose two kilos.
The doctor prescribed phentermine to help treat obesity.
use the medicine name without 'a/an', and use it in a medical treatment context.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • phentermine treatment
  • phentermine use
  • phentermine prescription
  • phentermine tablet

常用片語

  • prescribe phentermine
  • take phentermine
  • stop phentermine
  • go on phentermine

介系詞搭配

  • on phentermine
  • with phentermine
  • respond to phentermine