quinine
英 [ˈkwɪn.iːn]
美 [ˈkwaɪ.naɪn]
- n. 奎宁；金鸡纳碱
星级词汇:
中文词源
quinine 金鸡纳霜
cinchona 别名或本名。来自西班牙语quina,来自南美土著语kina,金鸡纳树，树皮可用于治疗 疟疾。-ine,化学名词后缀。
英语词源
- quinine (n.)
- alkaloid responsible for curative properties in the cinchona tree, 1821, from French quinine (1820), with chemical ending -ine (2) + Spanish quina "cinchona bark" (from which it is extracted), from Quechua (Peru) kina. Earlier in reduplicated form quinaquina (1727).
权威例句
- 1. The region began to use quinine successfully as a prophylactic.
- 该地区开始成功地用奎宁作为预防剂。
- 2. I dosed myself with quinine.
- 我服用了奎宁。
- 3. Quinine has a bitter taste.
- 奎宁有苦味.
- 4. Quinine is a natural antidote for this fever.
- 奎宁是治疗这种热病的天然药.
- 5. Quinine is an effectual preventive for malaria.
- 奎宁是有效的疟疾预防药.