adrenaline

C1 大学 FREQ #9442

n. 肾上腺素 [化] 肾上腺素

发音

其它 /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/

词形变化

adrenalines 复数 adrenalines

别名

adrenalin

教材释义与例句

名词

肾上腺素

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

    肾上腺素

    不可数 化学 生物
  2. 2.

    Excitement; thrills.

    不可数

    Some people bungee jump to feel alive through the surge of adrenaline.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

epinephrine adrenalin epinephrin

上位词 3

neurotransmitter pressor vasoconstrictor

相关短语

adrenaline rush adrenaline rushes adrenaline junkie 爱冒险的人 adrenaline junkies adrenaline sport adrenaline sports

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Late Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English adrenaline From adrenal + -ine, coined by Japanese chemist Takamine Jōkichi in 1901.

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