acupuncture

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n. 针刺, 针刺疗法 vt. 施以针灸

发音

UK /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɜ/
US /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/
US /ˈæ.kjə-/

词形变化

acupunctures 复数 acupunctures acupunctured acupunctures 三单 acupuncturing acupuncturing 现在分词 acupunctured 过去式 acupunctured 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.

    针灸

    针术

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To treat with acupuncture.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

stylostixis

上位词 2

treatment intervention

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der. Proto-Italic *akus New Latin acus Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō New Latin pungō New Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? New Latin -tūra New Latin pūnctūra New Latin acūpūnctūralbor. English acupuncture Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.

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