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单词 nepenthe
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ne•pen•the  (ni penthē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Drugsa drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
  2. anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of sorrow or trouble.
  • Greek nēpenthés herb for soothing, noun, nominal use of neuter of nēpenthé̄s sorrowless, equivalent. to nē- not + pénth(os) sorrow + -ēs adjective, adjectival suffix
  • Latin nēpenthes
  • 1590–1600
ne•penthe•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nepenthe /nɪˈpɛnθɪ/ n
  1. a drug, or the plant providing it, that ancient writers referred to as a means of forgetting grief or trouble
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek nēpenthes sedative made from a herb, from nē- not + penthos grief
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