| 释义 |
constrictive, a.|kənˈstrɪktɪv|
[ad. L. constrictīv-us (also in 16th c. F. constrictif, Paré), f. constrict- ppl. stem of constringĕre + -ive.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by constriction; that tends to compress tightly.
1578Banister Hist. Man v. 70 By the constrictiue force it vseth..it doth complect the whole. 1655H. More Antid. Ath. (1662) 185 If a Spirit use his Agitative power moderately and his Constrictive forcibly enough to feel solid or palpable to that man or woman. 1844T. J. Graham Dom. Med. 277 This [Breast-pang] is an acute constrictive pain about the breast-bone. 1889Pall Mall G. 26 Sept. 7/2 Neither the boa nor the anaconda is venomous, but their constrictive powers render them terrible adversaries.
2. = constringent.
1533Elyot Cast. Helthe (1541) 26 b, Medlars ar cold and dry, and constrictife or straininge the stomake. 1656in Blount Glossogr. 1882Syd. Soc. Lex., Constrictive, capable of binding together; styptic; astringent. |