somniferous

英 [sɒm'nɪf(ə)rəs] 美 [səm'nɪfərəs]
  • adj. 催眠的;使爱睡的;想睡的

英文词源


somniferous (adj.)
"sleep-producing," c. 1600, from Latin somnifer, from somni- "sleep" + ferre "to bear" (see infer). With -ous.

双语例句


1. It must have been a work of vast ability in the somniferous school of literature.
那准是一部催眠派文献中卓有功效的作品.

来自英汉文学 - 红字

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