electuary
词源链
- 英语English
electuary
词源说明
From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “to lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”). Doublet of lekvar.
释义
名词noun
- 1(pharmacology) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.