paregoric
英 [,p?r?'g?r?k]
美[,p?r?'g?r?k]
助記提示
1. par- "para-, beside" + egor- "speak in public" + -ic.
2. 也就是在旁邊說安慰話：speak soothingly to.
3. => 由此引申為：medicine that soothes pain.
4. => 也就是：止痛，緩解疼痛。
英文詞源
- paregoric (n.)
- "medicine that soothes pain," 1704, from adjective (1680s) "soothing," from Late Latin paregoricus, from Greek paregorikos "soothing, encouraging, consoling," from paregorein "speak soothingly to," from paregoros "consoling," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + root of agoreuein "speak in public," from agora "public assembly," from PIE root *ger- "to gather" (see gregarious).