chief alkaloid of opium, 1828, from French morphine or German Morphin (1816), name coined by German apothecary Friedrich Sertürner (1783-1840) in reference to Latin Morpheus, Ovid's name for the god of dreams, from Greek morphe "form, shape, beauty, outward appearance," perhaps from PIE *merph-, a possible Greek root meaning "form," of unknown origin. So called because of the drug's sleep-inducing properties.
双语例句
1. He needs morphine to deaden the pain in his chest.
他需要吗啡来缓解胸痛。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The morphine was administered by injection.
那吗啡是注射进去的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Morphine is a white bitter substance obtained from opium and used in medicine to reduce pain.
吗啡是从鸦片中提炼出的苦味的白色物体,用作减痛的药物.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Each capsule contains between 30 and 100 pellets of morphine sulphate according to the strength of dose required.
根据所需剂量的浓度不同，每颗胶囊里含有30至100个吗啡硫酸盐颗粒。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Like the morphine fiend , he was becoming addicted to his ease.