
physic
词源
源自中古英语 'fisik',来自古法语 'fisique',再源自拉丁语 'physica'(自然哲学或自然科学),最终来自希腊语 'physis'(自然)。
noun
❶ 指药物或药剂,特别是指用于治疗或预防疾病的药物。常用于古语或文学作品中。
“The old woman prepared a physic from herbs to cure his fever.”
(老妇人用草药配制了一种药剂来治疗他的发烧。)
“In medieval times, physic was often made from plants and roots.”
(在中世纪,药剂通常由植物和根茎制成。)
❶ 医学或治疗的艺术或实践,尤指古代或传统的医学。
“The study of physic was highly regarded in ancient Greece.”
(医学研究在古希腊备受推崇。)
“He devoted his life to the practice of physic.”
(他一生致力于医学实践。)
verb
❶ 给某人服药或治疗,尤指使用药物。
“The healer physicked the child with a herbal concoction.”
(治疗师用一种草药混合物给孩子服药。)
“She physicked herself with tea made from local plants.”
(她用当地植物制成的茶给自己治疗。)
常见短语
take physic — 服用药物,尤指用于治疗或预防疾病的药物。
“The patient was advised to take physic every morning.”
(病人被建议每天早上服药。)
physic garden — 种植药用植物的花园,通常用于医学研究或教学。
“The university maintains a physic garden for students of botany.”
(大学为植物学学生维护了一个药用植物园。)