opium的意思

opium

英式音标['opɪəm]
美式英标['əʊpɪəm]

基本解释

n. 鸦片；麻醉剂

adj. 鸦片的

opium 鸦片

来自拉丁语opium,鸦片，来自希腊语opion,罂粟汁，来自opos,蔬菜汁，植物汁。

opium: opium: [14] Etymologically, opium means ‘little juice’. It comes via Latin from Greek ópion ‘poppy juice’, which originated as a diminutive form of opós ‘juice’. This in turn may be related to Persian āb ‘water’. The derivative opiate [16] comes via medieval Latin opiātus.
opium (n.): late 14c., from Latin opium, from Greek opion "poppy juice, poppy," diminutive of opos "vegetable juice."
Die Religion ist der Seufzer der bedrängten Kreatur, das Gemüth einer herzlosen Welt, wie sie der Geist geistloser Zustände ist. Sie ist das Opium des Volks. [Karl Marx, "Zur Kritik der Hegel'schen Rechts-Philosophie," in "Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher," February, 1844]
The British Opium War against China lasted from 1839-42; the name is attested from 1841.

1. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.: 他们把鸦片用作镇静剂而不是毒品。

4. The use of opium was not criminalized until fairly recently.: 直到最近抽鸦片才被判定为非法。