medicine
英 /ˈmedɪsən/ 美 /ˈmedɪsən/
- n. 药；药物A substance used to treat or prevent illness.
- n. 医学；医术The study and practice of treating and preventing illness.
The pharmacist explained how often to take the medicine.
药剂师解释了这种药应该多久服用一次。
Advances in medicine have increased life expectancy, but access to effective treatment remains unequal across regions.
医学进步延长了预期寿命，但各地区获得有效治疗的机会仍不平等。
搭配
take medicine 服药study medicine 学医preventive medicine 预防医学prescribe medicine 开药
辨析提示
服药用take medicine；表示医学时不可数。
词族
medical (adj.)、medically (adv.)、medicinal (adj.)
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