physic

英 ['fɪzɪk]美 ['fɪzɪk]
  • vt. 给…服药；治愈
  • n. 医学；药品（特指泻药）
常用词汇

中文词源

physic 自然，物理，自然科学，医学，医药，医术，治疗

来自拉丁语physica,自然知识，来自希腊语physis,自然，来自phyein,生长，产生，存在，来自PIE*bheue,生长，存在，词源同be,physics,physiology.引申词义自然科学，自然疗法，医学，药术等。

英文词源

physic (n.)
c. 1300, fysike, "art of healing, medical science," also "natural science" (c. 1300), from Old French fisike "natural science, art of healing" (12c.) and directly from Latin physica (fem. singular of physicus) "study of nature," from Greek physike (episteme) "(knowledge) of nature," from fem. of physikos "pertaining to nature," from physis "nature," from phyein "to bring forth, produce, make to grow" (related to phyton "growth, plant," phyle "tribe, race," phyma "a growth, tumor") from PIE root *bheue- "to be exist, grow" (see be). Spelling with ph- attested from late 14c. (see ph). As a noun, "medicine that acts as a laxative," 1610s. The verb meaning "to dose with medicine" is attested from late 14c.

双语例句

1. Temperance is the best physic.
节欲是最好的药品.
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2. As her husband was past all the assistance of physic, so in reality she required none.
对她丈夫来说任何医药都无能为力了, 所以她实际上任何医药也不需要了.
来自辞典例句
3. He is as bad as the wrong physic - nasty to take, and sure to disagree.
他一切都糟透了,象一帖开错的药,吃了有害, 非 遭殃不可.
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4. Chinese traditional medicine is treasure of Chinese traditional physic.
中药是我国传统医学的瑰宝.
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5. An ague in the spring is physic for a king.
春天一场病,一年不服药.
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