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ptisan

/tiz-uhn, ti-zan/US // ˈtɪz ən, tɪˈzæn //UK // (tɪˈzæn) //

上山,上山人,上山村,上山下乡

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.

Examples

  • Ptisan, tiz′an, n. a medicinal drink made from barley with other ingredients.

  • On his next visit the doctor asked, "What effect has the ptisan produced?"

  • A large cup of ptisan was presented by the page, which the sick man swallowed with eager and trembling haste.

  • When the diminutive Abb de Voisenon was ordered by his physician to drink a quart of ptisan per hour, he was horrified.

  • When the little Abb de Voisenon was ordered by his physician to drink a quart of ptisan per hour he was horrified.