elixir

FREQ #18371

n. 炼金药, 不老长寿药, 万能药 [化] 酏剂

发音

US /ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/

词形变化

elixirs 复数 elixirs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A liquid which converts lead to gold.

  2. 2.

    A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.

    仙丹

    万能药

  3. 3.

    The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.

    酏剂

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

philosopher's stone philosophers' stone

上位词 7

liquid substance potion panacea catholicon cure-all nostrum

下位词 1

elixir of life

相关短语

elixir of life 仙丹 elixir vitae elixir of vitriol [医] 芳香族硫酸 elixir proprietatis

词源

From Medieval Latin elixir (“philosopher's stone”), from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr, “philosopher's stone”), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “powder for drying wounds”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

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