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tonic/ˈtɒnik/ n. & adj.●n. 1 an invigorating medicine 强壮药,补药 2 anything serving to invigorate 增强力量的东西;有兴奋作用的东西 3 = TONIC WATER 4 Mus. the first degree of a scale, forming the keynote of a piece (see 见 KEYNOTE 3) 【音】主音 ●adj. 1 serving as a tonic; invigorating 滋补的,强身的 2 Mus. denoting the first degree of a scale 【音】主音的 3a producing tension, esp. of the muscles (尤指肌肉)紧张的 b restoring normal tone to organs (器官)恢复正常的 □ tonically adv.[French tonique from Greek tonikos (as TONE)] |