Word · Frequency #28235
physics
治愈；使痊愈
physics is the third person singular of physic.
To cure or heal (a person or condition).
旧用法
- 1.
To cure or heal.
治愈；医治
- 2.
To administer medicine to, especially a purgative.
给...用药,尤指用泻药
给（某人）用药（尤指泻药）；治愈；医治；给...用药,尤指用泻药；给...服药；治愈
In use
The old doctor physicked the sick child with a gentle herbal mixture.
In the past, some physicians would physic their patients by giving them strong purgatives.
The nurse is physicking the patient according to the physician's orders.
physic sb
宾语为人时既可表示“治愈”，也可表示“给……用药”，具体含义依上下文而定。
The herbal remedy physicked him within a week.
这种草药一周之内就治好了他。
physic sb with sth
with 后接所用的药物，此用法常指给……服用泻药。
The nurse physicked the child with a purgative.
护士给孩子服用了泻药。
physic oneself
反身结构，表示自己给自己用药，多指服用泻药。
Connections
Collocations
- physic a patient
- 给病人用药治病
- The old doctor physicked the patient with a mild laxative.老医生给病人用了温和的泻药。
- physic oneself
- 自行用药；自我治疗
- He tried to physic himself with herbal remedies.他试图用草药自我治疗。
- physic with herbs
- 用草药医治
- The villagers physicked their sick children with herbs from the forest.村民们用森林里的草药给生病的孩子治病。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 physic 联想成 physician（医生）：医生给你用药（尤指泻药），治愈疾病。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary texts、historical fiction physic 作动词时比较古老，多用于文学作品或历史叙述中，意为“治愈”或“给…用药（尤指泻药）”。现代英语中通常用 cure、treat 或 give medicine 来表达。注意其特殊变形：physicking、physicked。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见的词与 /ˈfɪzɪk/ 完全押韵。music 虽然以相同的 /zɪk/ 结尾，但重读元音是 /juː/，不是真押韵；basic 和 classic 读作 /sɪk/；public、topic、lyric 只是拼写都有 -ic，读音并不相同。不要只看拼写。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.