• vt. 給…服藥；治愈
• n. 醫學；藥品（特指瀉藥）

來自拉丁語physica,自然知識，來自希臘語physis,自然，來自phyein,生長，產生，存在，來自PIE*bheue,生長，存在，詞源同be,physics,physiology.引申詞義自然科學，自然療法，醫學，藥術等。

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.

1. Temperance is the best physic.

節欲是最好的藥品.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. As her husband was past all the assistance of physic, so in reality she required none.

對她丈夫來說任何醫藥都無能為力了, 所以她實際上任何醫藥也不需要了.

來自辭典例句

3. He is as bad as the wrong physic - nasty to take, and sure to disagree.

他一切都糟透了,象一帖開錯的藥,吃了有害, 非 遭殃不可.

來自辭典例句

4. Chinese traditional medicine is treasure of Chinese traditional physic.

中藥是我國傳統醫學的瑰寶.

來自互聯網

5. An ague in the spring is physic for a king.

春天一場病,一年不服藥.

來自互聯網