/ˈəʊpɪət/1
- a drug derived from or related to opium鸦片剂。
1.1
- figurative a thing which soothes or stupefies〈喻〉缓和物; 镇静剂。
词源
late Middle English (as a noun)： from medieval Latin opiatus (adjective), opiatus (noun), based on Latin opium （see OPIUM）.