Word · Frequency #26554
elixir
灵丹妙药；万灵药；长生不老药
核心释义
A substance or drink believed to cure every illness and, in legend, give eternal life; a panacea.
- 1.
能将铅变成黄金的液体
A liquid which converts lead to gold.
- 2.
用于配制药物的甜味液体(通常含少量酒精),以掩盖不愉快的味道
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
- 3.
被认为能治愈所有疾病并赋予永生的物质或液体
A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
- 4.
炼金术士相信能将贱金属变为黄金的假想物质
hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
- 5.
万灵药；包治百病的方法
The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
- 6.
被认为能治愈一切疾病的物质
a substance believed to cure all ills
- 7.
用于配制口服药物以掩盖不良味道的甜味液体(通常含少量酒精)
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；甜味药液；炼金药；能将铅变成黄金的液体；用于配制药物的甜味液体(通常含少量酒精),以掩盖不愉快的味道；被认为能治愈所有疾病并赋予永生的物质或液体
用法In use
The old legend spoke of an elixir that could cure any disease.
用法提示：这里“elixir”指传说中能治百病的灵药，是名词，表示神奇的药水。
The pharmacist prepared a sweet elixir to help the child take the medicine.
用法提示：这里“elixir”指制药用的甜味药液，是名词，表示药用液体。
For many, a good night's sleep is an elixir that restores energy.
用法提示：这里“elixir”用作比喻，指能恢复精力的东西，是名词，表示像灵药一样的事物。
elixir of + noun (often metaphorical)
这个结构常用于比喻意义，表示某种理想或珍贵的东西。
He sought the elixir of eternal youth.
他寻求永葆青春的灵丹妙药。
elixir for + noun (medicine or cure)
这个结构用于实际药物，指治疗特定症状的药水。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- elixir of life
- 长生不老药；生命灵药
- The ancient alchemist spent his life searching for the elixir of life.这位古代炼金术士一生都在寻找长生不老药。
- elixir of youth
- 永葆青春的灵药；青春灵药
- She drank the elixir of youth and felt young again.她喝下了永葆青春的灵药，觉得自己又年轻了。
- herbal elixir
- 草药酏剂；草本灵药
- This herbal elixir is made from ginseng and goji berries.这种草药酏剂由人参和枸杞制成。
- cough elixir
- 止咳酏剂；止咳药水
- The doctor prescribed a cough elixir for my sore throat.医生给我开了一种止咳酏剂治疗喉咙痛。
- magic elixir
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 elixir 记成“一粒可吸”，想象吸一小瓶甜药液就能百病痊愈、长生不老，正是灵丹妙药。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：炼金术文献、医药学/药剂学、文学/修辞表达 elixir 的语体随义项有差异：指“炼金药”或“长生不老药/万灵药”时，通常出现在文学、哲学或修辞性表达中，偏正式、文雅；指“含药甜味液体”时，多见于医药学和药剂学资料，语气中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: mixer /ˈmɪksɚ/ and fixer /ˈfɪksɚ/ rhyme with the stressed /ɪksɚ/ part of elixir. Beware of lookalikes: liquor /ˈlɪkɚ/ is close but has no /s/ sound, and exit /ˈɛksɪt/ shares the 'xi' spelling but is pronounced differently.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.