morphine

morphine — noun

1. a strong substance taken from opium that is used in medicine to take away severe

1.名詞B2
釋義

a strong substance taken from opium that is used in medicine to take away severe pain, often after an operation or for people with serious long-term illnesses such as cancer.

例句

After her surgery, the nurse gave Abigail a dose of morphine to ease the pain.

collocation: dose of morphine

The doctor explained that morphine could help Sahil's father rest more easily at night.

morphine + help + infinitive

同義詞
  • opioid

    a broader category of pain-relieving substances; morphine is one specific type of opioid

  • painkiller

    a much more general everyday term; a painkiller could be a mild over-the-counter drug, while morphine is a very strong, prescription-only painkiller

  • narcotic

    emphasises the addictive and sleep-inducing properties; carries a stronger legal and regulatory connotation than morphine

  • heroin

    also derived from morphine but an illegal street drug; much more addictive and faster-acting than pharmaceutical morphine

  • laudanum

    a historical alcohol-based tincture that contained morphine; now rarely used in modern medicine

文法句型

morphine + verb

dose/amount + of + morphine

on + morphine

用法筆記

Morphine is an uncountable noun, so it is never used with an indefinite article (❌ "a morphine", ✅ "morphine"). It is a controlled substance in most countries due to its high potential for addiction.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse gave him a morphine for the pain.
✅The nurse gave him morphine for the pain.
💡morphine is uncountable and does not take an article when referring to the substance in general.
❌He was addicted to morphia for years.
✅He was addicted to morphine for years.
💡morphia is an old-fashioned variant; the modern standard term is morphine.