| 释义 |
dietic, a. and n.|daɪˈɛtɪk|
[f. diet n.1 + -ic: cf. med.L. diēticus keeping a daily course.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to diet; = dietetic a.
1716M. Davies Athen. Brit. III. Diss. Physick 39 Whence came the Dietick and Gymnastick Physick. Ibid. 52 This regular Diætick Branch of the most natural kind of Physick. 1775Sir E. Barry Observ. Wines 356 The best dietic rules for preserving health. 1883Syd. Soc. Lex., Dietic diseases, diseases caused by inattention to wholesome rules of diet.
†B. n. A dietetic article or application. Obs.
1659Gauden Tears Church 397 If it be not drawn away by..gentle dieticks or healing applications. ― Slight Healers of Public Hurts (1660) 28. |