
好词典

源自拉丁语 'opium'(鸦片),通过法语 'opiat' 进入英语,最初指含鸦片的药物。
❶ 指从鸦片中提取的药物或类似物质,具有镇痛和催眠作用,常用于医疗但易导致成瘾。
“The doctor prescribed an opiate to relieve her severe pain.”
(医生开了一种鸦片类药物来缓解她的剧烈疼痛。)
“Morphine is a powerful opiate used in hospitals.”
(吗啡是医院中使用的一种强效鸦片类药物。)
❶ 比喻能使人麻痹或逃避现实的事物,常带有消极含义。
“Television can sometimes act as an opiate for the masses.”
(电视有时可以成为大众的麻醉剂。)
“He used alcohol as an opiate to forget his problems.”
(他用酒精作为麻醉剂来忘记自己的问题。)
❶ 用药物使人镇静或麻醉,也比喻用某种方式麻痹或安抚。
“The medicine opiated the patient before surgery.”
(这种药物在手术前使病人处于麻醉状态。)
“The government tried to opiate the public with false promises.”
(政府试图用虚假的承诺来安抚公众。)
opiate of the masses — 指用来麻痹大众、使其忽视现实问题的事物,常指宗教或某些意识形态。
“Marx famously referred to religion as the opiate of the masses.”
(马克思曾有名言将宗教称为人民的麻醉剂。)