• n. 奎寧；金雞納堿

cinchona 別名或本名。來自西班牙語quina,來自南美土著語kina,金雞納樹，樹皮可用于治療 瘧疾。-ine,化學(xué)名詞后綴。

quinine (n.)

alkaloid responsible for curative properties in the cinchona tree, 1821, from French quinine (1820), with chemical ending -ine (2) + Spanish quina "cinchona bark" (from which it is extracted), from Quechua (Peru) kina. Earlier in reduplicated form quinaquina (1727).

1. The region began to use quinine successfully as a prophylactic.

該地區(qū)開始成功地用奎寧作為預(yù)防劑。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I dosed myself with quinine.

我服用了奎寧。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Quinine has a bitter taste.

奎寧有苦味.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Quinine is a natural antidote for this fever.

奎寧是治療這種熱病的天然藥.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Quinine is an effectual preventive for malaria.

奎寧是有效的瘧疾預(yù)防藥.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》