anesthetic

名词 anesthetic:

1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
   同义词：anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent

形容词 anesthetic:

1. characterized by insensibility
   同义词：anaesthetic

1. A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.
   气体麻醉剂一种气态的麻醉剂，如二氧化氮

anesthetic 也作 an.aes.thet.ic

adj.（形容词）
Relating to or resembling anesthesia.
麻醉的：与麻醉有关的或类似麻醉的
Causing anesthesia.
引起麻醉的
Insensitive.
无感觉的
n.（名词）
An agent that causes loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness.
麻醉剂：一种导致感觉缺失但知觉或有或无的药剂
Something likened to this in effect:
麻醉品：在效果上与此相似的事物：
例句：
Some people feel that television becomes an anesthetic for the mind after too many hours of steady viewing.
一些人感觉在持续观看电视数小时后电视会成为大脑的麻醉品

来源：
From Greek anaisthôtos [without feeling]
源自 希腊语 anaisthôtos [无感觉]
an- [without] * see a-
an- [无] *参见 a-
aisthôtos [perceptible] from aisthanesthai [to feel] * see anesthesia
aisthôtos [可感觉到的] 源自 aisthanesthai [感觉] *参见 anesthesia

【引伸】
an.esthet.ically
adv.（副词）