drastic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdrɑːstɪk/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A powerful, fast-acting purgative medicine.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
    — If our third attempt fails, we may need drastic ideas.
  2. Acting rapidly or violently.
    — Great statesmen err, and why not small medical men? Mr. Wrench did not neglect sending the usual white parcels, which this time had black and drastic contents. Their effect was not alleviating to poor Fred [...]

词形变化

more drastic comparative most drastic superlative drastick alternative drastics plural drastick alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
dramastic drastically drastic times call for drastic measures superdrastic ultradrastic

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek δρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs)
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Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)
Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)der.
English drastic
From Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), from δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), itself from δράω (dráō, “to do”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek δρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs)
▲
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
?
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
▲
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
?
Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)
Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)der.
English drastic
From Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), from δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), itself from δράω (dráō, “to do”).
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