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单词 morning-after
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morning-afteradj.n.

Brit. /ˌmɔːnɪŋ ˈɑːftə/, /ˌmɔːnɪŋ ˈaftə/, U.S. /ˌmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: morning n., after adv.
Etymology: < morning n. + after adv. Compare the morning after at morning n., adv., and int. Phrases 2.
A. adj.
1. Of or relating to ‘the morning after’; spec. designating a symptom of or remedy for a hangover. Now also in extended use, with reference to any unpleasant aftermath of overindulgence, etc.
ΚΠ
1884 Punch 31 May 264/1 The old ‘morning-after’ remedy, when the chippy one who could ‘strike matches on his tongue’ was recommended to take ‘a hair of the dog that bit him’.
1947 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 12 Apr. 20/1 The nation relaxes, and only the morning-after headaches and the morning-after quarterbacks remain.
1967 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley Death's Bright Dart 169 One of those aristocratic men in the advertisements whose morning-after needs are ministered to by a smiling and provident butler.
1978 Arzneimittelforschung 28 2357 A study to compare the morning-after effects of three dose levels of temazepam (Euhypnos capsules) given with alcohol, was carried out in 18 healthy volunteers.
1992 Pointer View 3 Apr. 4/3 The mania of an election night win inevitably surrenders to the morning-after blues.
2. Of or relating to the morning following sexual intercourse or activity; spec. designating or used in forms of emergency contraception that can be used up to 72 hours (or more) after unprotected intercourse (esp. in morning-after pill).
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive > contraceptive pill > morning-after pill
morning-after pill1966
1966 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 30 Apr. 1/1 (headline) New Birth Control Item. ‘Morning After’ Pill.
1973 Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 17 Mar. 7/1 The Food and Drug Administration will approve the use of diethylstilbestrol or DES as a ‘morning after’ contraceptive pill for women in emergency situations such as rape.
1991 Young People Now 22 Feb. 11/1 Some of the increase [in requests for post-coital contraception] is simply due to greater awareness of ‘morning after’ contraception.
1993 New Mexico Daily Lobo (Univ. New Mexico) 21 Jan. 6/3 You never see a couple gobble tic-tacs before the morning-after kiss.
2001 N.Y. Mag. 5 Mar. 44/1 HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP—better known as the HIV morning-after pill, uses anti-HIV drugs to treat people who have had a high risk of exposure to the virus within the past 72 hours.
B. n.
A hangover. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > effects of excessive drinking
ale passion1593
pot verdugo1616
barley-mood1790
katzenjammer1849
Monday head1892
swollen head1898
hangover1904
the morning after (the night before)1909
morning-after1937
whitey1993
1937 Life 13 Sept. 83/2 (advt.) Bromo-Seltzer taken at bedtime helps you avoid morning-after.
1946 ‘C. Brahms’ & ‘S. J. Simon’ Trottie True vi. 152 ‘The Duke's got a morning-after,’ she said crisply.
2000 B. Geddes World Food: Mexico 185 Bad tequila or mezcal can lead to especially bad morning-afters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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