aspirin
/ˈæspərɪn/noun
(复同单, 或aspirins)［mass noun］
1- a synthetic compound used medicinally to relieve mild or chronic pain and to reduce fever and inflammation阿司匹林。
1.1
- Alternative name: acetylsalicylic acid; chem. formula: C6H4(OCOCH3)COOH.又名： 乙酰水杨酸; 化学分子式C6H4(OCOCH3) COOH.
1.2
- count noun a tablet containing this阿司匹林片。
1.3
- (in general use) a tablet of any mild painkilling drug（一般用语） 温和的止痛药片。
词源
late 19th cent.: from German， from acetylierte Spirsäure 'acetylated salicylic acid' （the element Spir- being from the plant genus name Spiraea）.