styptic
styptic — 形容詞
- stypticpositive
- more stypticcomparative
- most stypticsuperlative
1. used to describe a cream, powder, or stick that makes a small wound or cut stop
止血的
能讓小傷口停止流血的
used to describe a cream, powder, or stick that makes a small wound or cut stop bleeding by tightening nearby skin or blood vessels.
After Tomás cut his chin while shaving, he reached for a styptic pencil to stop the blood.
Tomás 刮鬍子時割傷了下巴，便拿起止血筆來止血。
common collocation: styptic pencil
The camp nurse cleaned the wound and applied a styptic powder to the bleeding area.
露營的護理人員清理了傷口，並在出血處敷上止血粉。
attributive use: styptic + powder
Takeshi bought a small box of styptic sticks to keep in his travel bag for emergencies.
Takeshi 買了一小盒止血棒放在旅行袋裡以備不時之需。
Devika found that a styptic cream worked well for the small cuts from her gardening work.
Devika 發現止血霜對她因整理花園造成的小傷口很有效。
The vet told Ava that a styptic solution would stop her dog's nail from bleeding after the cut.
獸醫告訴 Ava，止血液可以讓她的狗在剪指甲後停止流血。
- hemostatic
more technical/medical term; used in clinical settings rather than everyday speech.
- astringent
broader meaning: causes body tissue to tighten, but not necessarily to stop bleeding.
文法句型
styptic + noun (pencil, powder, cream, stick)
be + styptic
用法筆記
Most commonly found in the phrase 'styptic pencil', a stick-shaped product used after shaving. The adjective is rarely used alone — it nearly always modifies a noun naming the form of the product (pencil, powder, cream, stick, or solution).
常見錯誤
styptic — 名詞
- stypticsingular
- stypticsplural
1. a cream, stick, powder, or other product that you put on a small cut or wound to
止血劑
用於小傷口的止血用品
a cream, stick, powder, or other product that you put on a small cut or wound to make the bleeding stop quickly.
Adina applied a styptic to the small cut on her finger, and the bleeding stopped within seconds.
Adina 在手指的小傷口上塗了止血劑，流血幾秒鐘內就停止了。
pattern: apply a styptic to [wound]
Many men keep a styptic in their bathroom cabinet for shaving accidents.
很多男人會把止血劑放在浴室的櫃子裡，以備刮鬍子時受傷使用。
Lara used a styptic on the paper cut that would not stop bleeding by itself.
Lara 在一個自己止不了血的紙割傷上使用了止血劑。
The first-aid kit in the kitchen contained bandages, wound cream, and a styptic for minor cuts.
廚房裡的急救箱裡有繃帶、傷口藥膏，以及用於輕微割傷的止血劑。
When Kian cut his hand on broken glass, his mother cleaned it and put a styptic on the wound.
Kian 的手被碎玻璃割傷時，他媽媽替他清理傷口並敷上止血劑。
- hemostatic agent
more formal medical term; used in hospitals and clinical writing.
- blood stopper
informal, everyday term; explains the meaning without medical vocabulary.
文法句型
a/the styptic
apply a styptic
use a styptic on [wound]