late 14c., from Old French purgatif (14c.) and directly from Late Latin purgativus, from purgat-, past participle stem of Latin purgare (see purge (v.)). The noun is attested from early 15c. (Old English medical texts have cl?nsungdrenc).
雙語例句
1. The doctors attempted to reduce his high fever by inducing diarrhea with a purgative.
醫生們嘗試用通便藥物催瀉以使他退燒。
來自辭典例句
2. This oil acts as a purgative / has a purgative effect.
這種油有催瀉作用.
來自辭典例句
3. Causing evacuation, especially of the bowels; purgative.
排泄的,排除的引起腹瀉, 尤指腸瀉的; 凈腸的.
來自互聯網
4. He was given a purgative before the operation.
他在手術前用了通便藥.
來自互聯網
5. The popular idea of recession as purgative - the hangover following an ill - and enduring emotional appeal.