“anesthetic”主要有名词和形容词两种词性。名词时意为“麻醉剂;麻醉药”,用于指代能使人失去感觉或意识以进行手术等医疗操作的物质;形容词时意为“麻醉的;麻醉用的;无感觉的”,用来描述与麻醉相关或具有失去感觉这一特性的事物。
含义:“anesthetic”作为名词,指的是一种能够使身体局部或全身失去感觉,从而在进行手术、牙科治疗或其他医疗程序时减轻或消除疼痛的物质,即“麻醉剂;麻醉药”。
用法示例
The surgeon administered the anesthetic before starting the operation.(外科医生在开始手术前注射了麻醉剂。)
In some cases, a local anesthetic is sufficient for minor dental procedures.(在某些情况下,局部麻醉剂对于小型牙科手术就足够了。)
The patient was given a general anesthetic and fell asleep quickly.(病人被注射了全身麻醉剂,很快就睡着了。)
含义:当“anesthetic”用作形容词时,它有以下几个主要含义:
“麻醉的;麻醉用的”,用于描述与麻醉过程、麻醉药物相关的事物。
“无感觉的;麻木的”,表示身体某部分失去感觉,或形容人对某些事物缺乏感知或反应。
用法示例
描述与麻醉相关的事物
The anesthetic gas was delivered through a mask.(麻醉气体通过面罩输送。)
The anesthetic equipment needs to be checked carefully before each use.(每次使用前都要仔细检查麻醉设备。)
表示无感觉、麻木
After the accident, his leg was anesthetic for several hours.(事故发生后,他的腿有好几个小时都失去了知觉。)
The constant criticism made him feel anesthetic to any further negative remarks.(不断的批评让他对任何进一步的负面评价都麻木了。)