medicine
/ˈmedɪsn/
n.
一句话记住
药;医学
释义与例句
n.
药;医学
a substance used to treat illness, or the study and practice of preventing and treating disease
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The doctor prescribed some medicine for the infection.
医生开了一些药治疗这种感染。
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She decided to study medicine at university.
她决定在大学学医。
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Advances in medicine have increased life expectancy.
医学进步延长了预期寿命。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
medicine 指“医学”时不可数;指一剂或一种药时可数,但日常服药常用 take some medicine。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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medical 医学的;医疗的形容词,用于 medical treatment(医疗)、medical research(医学研究)等。
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medicinal 药用的;有疗效的形容词,描述物质具有治疗用途或特性。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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drug 药物;毒品medicine 可指药物、医学或医疗实践;drug 指具体药物时较常用于研发、成分和监管语境,也可指毒品,需依语境判断。The new drug is being tested in clinical trials. 这种新药正在进行临床试验。
常见搭配
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take medicine 服药Take the medicine twice a day after meals. 这种药每天饭后服用两次。
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study medicine 学医She studied medicine for six years before specialising in surgery. 她学了六年医,随后专攻外科。
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alternative medicine 替代医学;替代疗法The report examines public attitudes to alternative medicine. 该报告考察了公众对替代疗法的态度。