英语词汇“antidote”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

an·ti·dote

(ăntĭ-dōt′)

1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison.

2. An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension.

tr.v. an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing, an·ti·dotes

To relieve or counteract with an antidote: "Hallie's family life is laced with the poison of self-hatred, a poison that Sam has antidoted with love and understanding" (Christopher Swan).

[Middle English, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton, from antididonai, antido-, to give as a remedy against : anti-, anti- + didonai, to give; see dō- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

an′ti·dotal (ăn′tĭ-dōtl) adj.

an′ti·dotal·ly adv.

Usage Note: Antidote may be followed by to, for, or against: an antidote to boredom; an antidote for snakebite; an antidote against inflation.

单词	antidote
释义	an·ti·dote (ăntĭ-dōt′) n. 1. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison. 2. An agent that relieves or counteracts: jogging as an antidote to nervous tension. tr.v. an·ti·dot·ed, an·ti·dot·ing, an·ti·dotes To relieve or counteract with an antidote: "Hallie's family life is laced with the poison of self-hatred, a poison that Sam has antidoted with love and understanding" (Christopher Swan). [Middle English, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidoton, from antididonai, antido-, to give as a remedy against : anti-, anti- + didonai, to give; see dō- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] an′ti·dotal (ăn′tĭ-dōtl) adj. an′ti·dotal·ly adv. *Usage Note:* Antidote may be followed by to, for, or against: an antidote to boredom; an antidote for snakebite; an antidote against inflation.
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