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

opium

/ˈəʊpɪəm

noun [mass noun]

A reddish-brown heavy-scented addictive drug prepared from the juice of the opium poppy, used illicitly as a narcotic and occasionally in medicine as an analgesic: he was addicted to opium...

Surgeons would attempt to stupefy the patient with alcohol, opium, or morphia, but with little effect.
Both are controlled drugs, and staff handed the morphine and opium over to the Home Office Drugs Inspectorate.
These suggestions were based on evidence that showed that opium was addictive.

Phrases

the opium of the people (or masses)

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek opion 'poppy juice', from opos 'juice', from an Indo-European root meaning 'water'.

The name of this drug comes ultimately from the Greek word opion ‘poppy juice’. The opium of the people is something regarded as giving people a false sense of security and contentment. The phrase originated as a direct translation of the German Opium des Volks, as used by the founder of modern Communism, Karl Marx, in 1843–44.

单词	opium
释义	opium /ˈəʊpɪəm / noun [mass noun] A reddish-brown heavy-scented addictive drug prepared from the juice of the opium poppy, used illicitly as a narcotic and occasionally in medicine as an analgesic: he was addicted to opium... Surgeons would attempt to stupefy the patient with alcohol, opium, or morphia, but with little effect. Both are controlled drugs, and staff handed the morphine and opium over to the Home Office Drugs Inspectorate. These suggestions were based on evidence that showed that opium was addictive. Phrases the opium of the people (or masses) Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek opion 'poppy juice', from opos 'juice', from an Indo-European root meaning 'water'. The name of this drug comes ultimately from the Greek word opion ‘poppy juice’. The opium of the people is something regarded as giving people a false sense of security and contentment. The phrase originated as a direct translation of the German Opium des Volks, as used by the founder of modern Communism, Karl Marx, in 1843–44. Rhymes europium
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