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anodyne

/an-uh-dahyn/US // ˈæn əˌdaɪn //UK // (ˈænəˌdaɪn) //

麻醉剂,镇静剂,止痛药,麻醉药

Related Words

anesthetic麻醉剂,麻醉药,麻醉师,麻醉sedative镇静剂,镇定剂,镇静,镇定narcotic麻醉剂,麻醉品,麻醉药品,麻醉药soother抚慰剂,抚慰者,抚慰品,安抚剂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a medicine that relieves or allays pain.
    • : anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : relieving pain: a book detailing the anodyne properties of certain plants.
    • : soothing to the mind or feelings: the anodyne effects of a month's vacation.
    • : weakened and made bland, as to avoid harm or controversy: anodyne explanations that shelter children from the brutal truth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpainkiller
Synonyms
anesthetic麻醉剂,麻醉药,麻醉师,麻醉narcotic麻醉剂,麻醉品,麻醉药品,麻醉药sedative镇静剂,镇定剂,镇静,镇定soother抚慰剂,抚慰者,抚慰品,安抚剂

Examples

  • Last week’s revelation that Jason Hughes had in fact been paid nearly $10 million through the city’s acquisition of two downtown high rises has made a lot of previously anodyne quotes retroactively hysterical.

  • Tuesday’s revelation that Hughes had in fact been paid nearly $10 million through the city’s acquisition of two downtown high rises has made a lot of previously anodyne quotes retroactively hysterical.

  • The LAFCO Twitter account retweeted a link to the article, alongside a seemingly anodyne comment in which it promoted an online video of a discussion of the issue the op-ed was about.

  • The LAFCO Twitter account retweeted a link to the article, alongside an seemingly anodyne comment in which it promoted an online video of a discussion of the issue the op-ed was about.

  • One is that what had recently been an extremely anodyne stance for companies to embrace — that voting is good — is now, somehow, construed as worthy of political retaliation.

  • The person to blame for all this is the anodyne British pop star Gary Barlow.

  • Today's stars are secondary—anonymous, anodyne action figures overwhelmed by special effects.

  • And are Iranian overtures to France, especially to French business, anodyne or a way to undermine Western resolve?

  • Administration officials have repeatedly issued anodyne statements assuring us that the NSA programs do not “target” Americans.

  • But this isn't your usual anodyne interfaith Seder, where all is prescribed by ritual and controversial topics are avoided.

  • Pyramidon is a proprietary preparation derived from, and having the antipyretic and anodyne properties of, antipyrin.

  • One fluid drachm is equal in anodyne power to one-eighth grain of morphin.

  • Papine is the anodyne or pain-relieving principle of opium, the narcotic and convulsive elements being eliminated.

  • It was the only anodyne that nature had in her laboratory for a broken heart; and she slept as tranquilly as a little child.

  • At once a frenzy and an anodyne, I have found in it the inspiration of my genius in its later development.

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