首頁英語詞典tonictonic的意思

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英 ['t?n?k] 美['tɑn?k]

英英釋義考試真題實用場景例句

近義詞medicine stimulant bracer

n. 補藥；主調音或基音
adj. 滋補的；聲調的；使精神振作的

TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞擴展詞匯

詞態變化

復數:?tonics;

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1. ton- "stretch" + -ic.
2. => relating to or characterized by muscular tension, maintaining the healthy firmness of tissues, having the property of restoring to health.
3. ton- "sound, tone, accent" + -ic.
4. 由聲調擴展、寬泛化到繪畫中的色調，其實色調、聲調都是有本意“stretch”引申而來。
5. 湯力水(補藥).
6. 湯力水，是Tonic Water的音譯，又叫奎寧水、通寧汽水，是蘇打水與糖、水果提取物和奎寧調配而成的。最初的時候，湯力水是被用來作為藥物使用.

中文詞源

tonic 奎寧水，補藥，滋補品，護膚液

來自 tone,身體健康性，-ic,形容詞后綴。現詞義縮寫自 tonic water,讓身體健康的水，原為一種保健品，因加入奎寧，通常叫奎寧水，引申詞義補藥，滋補品等，后詞義也與 toner 相融合。

英文詞源

tonic (n.1): "a tonic medicine," 1799, from tonic (adj.). From 1873 (in gin and tonic) as short for tonic water (1861 as a commercial product, water infused with quinine), so called because held to aid digestion and stimulate appetite.
tonic (adj.): 1640s, "relating to or characterized by muscular tension," from Greek tonikos "of stretching," from tonos "a stretching" (see tenet). The meaning "maintaining the healthy firmness of tissues" is recorded from 1680s, first extended 1756 to "having the property of restoring to health." Related: Tonical (1580s).
tonic (n.2): in the musical sense, 1760, short for tonic note, from tone (n.) in the musical sense + -ic. Related: Tonicity.

雙語例句

1. A good dose of tonic will help you to pick up.: 一劑好的補品將有助于身體康復。

2. Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic.: 在那一刻見到馬庫斯是非常令人興奮的事。

3. His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.: 他的慷慨相助對我們的士氣是種極大的激勵。

4. He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day.: 他正在大口喝著今天的第10杯加奎寧水的杜松子酒。