soporific

a. 催眠的, 想睡的, 令人麻木不仁的 n. 催眠剂, 安眠药

发音

UK /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/
其它
UK /ˌsəʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/
US /ˌsɑp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/
US /ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/

词形变化

soporifics 复数 soporifics more soporific 比较级 most soporific 最高级

别名

soporifick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

    催眠药

    安眠药

    催眠剂

    爱困药仔

    医学

    The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep.

  2. 2.

    Something boring or dull.

    比喻
adj.
  1. 1.

    Tending to induce sleep.

    催眠的

    医学
  2. 2.

    Boring, dull.

    比喻

    The professor delivered a soporific lecture.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

hypnotic

上位词 1

drug

下位词 4

sleeping pill narcoleptic sleeping draught sleeping tablet
形容词

同义词 6

narcotic soporiferous hypnagogic hypnogogic somniferous somnific

近义相关 2

uninteresting depressant

词源

From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European).

来源：wiktionary