• n. 鴉片；麻醉劑
• adj. 鴉片的

來自拉丁語opium,鴉片，來自希臘語opion,罌粟汁，來自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 bedr?ngten Kreatur, das Gemüth einer herzlosen Welt, wie sie der Geist geistloser Zust?nde ist. Sie ist das Opium des Volks. [Karl Marx, "Zur Kritik der Hegel'schen Rechts-Philosophie," in "Deutsch-Franz?sische 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.

他們把鴉片用作鎮靜劑而不是毒品。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.

他被迫服用鴉片來止痛。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Aurora felt the opium haze enfold her.

奧蘿拉感覺自己被籠罩在鴉片煙霾中。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The use of opium was not criminalized until fairly recently.

直到最近抽鴉片才被判定為非法。

來自《權威詞典》

5. That man gave her a dose of opium.

那男人給了她一劑鴉片.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》