词:antidote

场景:回归大自然 漂尘

例子: As for me , there is no better antidote to worries than fresh air, green trees as well as high blue sky and gentle breeze that creates harmony and peace which cures everything in a nice way.


词:antidote (noun)

英英释义:something that helps to improve the effects of something bad or negative

“antidote”的本意是“解毒药”,常被引申为表示“缓解作用”“有效手段”,和我们中文里的“一剂良药”完美对应。

    “何以解忧,唯有杜康”,说的是很多人认为只有酒才能消除忧虑。

1. Some people believe that alcohol can offer a quick antidote to depression.

    米歇尔•奥巴马在回忆录 Becoming 中用到了 3 次 antidote,其中一处写到祖父(外号“Southside”)非常喜欢音乐时,她说:

2. Music seemed to be an antidote to his worries, a way to relax and crowd them out. When Southside had a payday for his carpentry work, he’d sometimes splurge and buy himself a new album. 音乐可以解忧,缓解压力。

3. It seems that music serves as a powerful antidote to worries. Music provides the perfect antidote to loneliness and boredom.

    经典工作效率提升指南 Getting Things Done 中,开篇也出现了 antidote:

4. This is the vaccination against day-to-day firefighting and an antidote for the imbalance many bring upon themselves. 

    vaccination 是“疫苗”,在这里表示“预防措施”,antidote 是“解药”,在这里表示“矫正方法”。当我们想表示一个工具、方法的有效性时,就可以用到 vaccination 和 antidote 这类词汇。句子中的 firefighting 和 imbalance 写出了上班族的狼狈,vaccination 和 antidote 和它们一一对应,相比“a good way/method”这样的表达,它们更生动、灵活和恰当。


Collocations:

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANTIDOTE | PREPOSITION

ADJECTIVE

• effective, good, perfect, potent, powerful

• bracing, refreshing, welcome

VERB + ANTIDOTE

• act as, serve as

• offer, provide

The resort offers the perfect antidote to the pressures of modern life.

PREPOSITION

• antidote for : I think that stricter punishment is the best antidote for crime.

• antidote to : Creative activity serves as an effective antidote to depression.

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