单词 | anodyne |
释义 | anodynean·o·dyne1 /ˈænədaɪn/ adjectiveadj formal OFFENDexpressed in a way that is unlikely to offend anyone 不得罪人的,不冒犯他人的 SYN bland anodyne topics of conversation 不冒犯人的话题 Examples from the Corpus anodyne• The introductions in both books are anodyne and brief.• He thus seems to go too far initially, and then shrink back to an anodyne conclusion.• Curiously anodyne music from heroes that hip-hop forgot.• For the next five years, until his death in 1953, he ground out anodyne pieces.• The only consultations now were with Beckman's market research consultancy over anodyne questions of marketing. Hospitalanodyne2 noun [countableC] 1. MH technical a medicine that reduces pain 止痛药 SYN painkiller 2. formalCOMFORT/MAKE somebody FEEL BETTER an activity or thing that comforts people 给人安慰的活动[事物] (1500-1600) Latin anodynus, from Greek, from an- “without” + odyne “pain” |
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