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antiseptic + noun
常作定语修饰物品，如 cream、wipe、solution 等。
She cleaned the wound with an antiseptic wipe.
她用消毒湿巾清洁伤口。
杀菌的；抗菌的；消毒的
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杀菌的；抗菌的；消毒的
capable of preventing microbial infection; thoroughly clean and destructive to disease-causing organisms
She cleaned the wound with an antiseptic wipe.
她用消毒湿巾清洁伤口。
与防腐或使用防腐剂有关的
Of or relating to antisepsis or the use of antiseptics.
能防止微生物感染的
Capable of preventing microbial infection.
彻底清洁且消灭致病菌的
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
非常清洁的；无菌的
Very clean; aseptic.
Before the operation, the doctor cleaned the wound with an antiseptic solution.
手术前，医生用消毒溶液清洗了伤口。
AI contextual example
The nurse applied antiseptic cream to the cut to prevent infection.
护士在伤口上涂了抗菌药膏以防感染。
AI contextual example
The clinic keeps its equipment in an antiseptic environment.
诊所将设备保存在无菌环境中。
AI contextual example
doctors in antiseptic green coats
穿着无菌绿色外套的医生们。
WordNet
常作定语修饰物品，如 cream、wipe、solution 等。
She cleaned the wound with an antiseptic wipe.
她用消毒湿巾清洁伤口。
作表语，表示某物具有防腐或杀菌特性。
This ointment is antiseptic and helps prevent infection.
这种药膏有杀菌作用，有助于防止感染。
引申表示过于洁净、缺乏人情味。
The new waiting room seemed antiseptic, with nothing on the walls.
新的候诊室显得一尘不染，墙上什么也没有。
Not this
I swept the floor, so it is antiseptic.
Use this
I swept the floor, so it is clean.
antiseptic 指经过消毒、无致病微生物的状态；只扫地不能达到‘无菌’，应使用 clean 表示日常的干净。
Not this
The doctor gave me an antiseptic for my bacterial infection.
Use this
The doctor gave me an antibiotic for my bacterial infection.
antiseptic 是外用的消毒剂，不能内服治疗体内细菌感染；antibiotic 才是用于治疗细菌感染的抗生素。混淆二者会导致语义错误。
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消毒药膏
She put antiseptic cream on the cut.
她在伤口上涂了消毒药膏。
消毒液
Use an antiseptic solution to clean the wound.
用消毒液清洗伤口。
消毒湿巾
He cleaned his hands with antiseptic wipes.
他用消毒湿巾擦拭双手。
抗菌特性
This plant has natural antiseptic properties.
这种植物具有天然的抗菌特性。
消毒敷料
The nurse applied an antiseptic dressing to the burn.
护士在烧伤处敷了消毒敷料。
抗菌漱口水
The dentist recommended an antiseptic mouthwash for gum health.
牙医建议使用抗菌漱口水来维护牙龈健康。
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联想：anti（对抗）+ septic（腐败），像消毒水对抗腐败细菌，所以是“抗菌的”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical or healthcare settings、household cleaning and hygiene、formal or literary figurative writing 该词作形容词时，通常用于医疗、清洁或卫生场景，表示“杀菌的、抗菌的、无菌的”；在正式或文学性较强的表达中，也可比喻“过于干净、缺乏人情味或被刻意美化过的”。日常口语中使用频率较低，多出现在需要明确描述卫生程度或带有评价色彩的语境里。
真正同韵的是以 /ɛptɪk/ 结尾的词：septic、aseptic、skeptic、peptic；其中 septic 和 aseptic 与 antiseptic 的后半部分 -septic 完全同音。注意 lookalikes：hectic /ˈhɛktɪk/ 少一个 /p/，synaptic /sɪˈnæptɪk/ 元音为 /æ/，都不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.