Word · Frequency #19234
anesthetic
麻醉剂；麻药
核心释义
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- 1.
导致身体感觉暂时丧失的药物
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
导致身体感觉暂时丧失的药物；麻醉剂；麻药
用法In use
The dentist used an anesthetic to numb my gum before filling the tooth.
用法提示：anesthetic 此处为名词，指用于局部麻醉的药物。
This anesthetic takes effect within a few minutes and lasts about an hour.
用法提示：anesthetic 为名词，作主语，表示麻醉剂。
The patient required a stronger anesthetic for the procedure.
用法提示：anesthetic 是名词，作宾语，指麻醉剂。
give sb an anesthetic
give 后接双宾语（sb + sth）；anesthetic 在此是可数名词，指一剂麻醉药。
The nurse gave me an anesthetic before the minor surgery.
小手术前，护士给我打了麻醉剂。
the anesthetic wears off
wears off 表示药效逐渐消失；the anesthetic 指之前所用的那剂麻药。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- local anesthetic
- 局部麻醉剂
- The dentist applied a local anesthetic before the procedure.牙医在手术前使用了局部麻醉剂。
- general anesthetic
- 全身麻醉剂
- The patient was given a general anesthetic for the surgery.患者接受手术时被施用了全身麻醉剂。
- administer an anesthetic
- 施用麻醉剂
- The nurse administered an anesthetic to ease the pain.护士施用麻醉剂以减轻疼痛。
- under anesthetic
- 在麻醉状态下
- The operation took three hours while she was under anesthetic.手术在她麻醉状态下持续了三个小时。
- anesthetic effect
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：an-（无）+ esthetic（感觉），麻药让人失去感觉，故为麻醉剂。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：clinical consultations、dentist visits、post-procedure conversation 该词作名词指“麻醉剂/麻药”时，多用于医疗、牙科或手术等场景，也会在日常谈论治疗时自然使用，整体介于正式与日常之间，不算生僻或随便。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 anesthetic /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ 真正押韵的有 aesthetic、sympathetic、pathetic（均以 /θɛtɪk/ 结尾），以及 apologetic、cosmetic（重读元音后也是 /ɛtɪk/）。注意拼写相似的 anesthesia /ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/ 发音不同，切勿按 -etic 读。
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