carminative (adj.)
"排气或具有排气质量",15世纪早期,源自拉丁语 carminativus,源自 carminare 的过去分词词干"梳理",源自 carmen,属格为 carminis 的"用于羊毛或亚麻的梳理卡片",与 carrere 的"梳理"相关(参见 card(v.2))。
A medical term from the old theory of humours. The object of carminatives is to expel wind, but the theory is that they dilute and relax the gross humours from whence the wind arises, combing them out like knots in wool. [Hensleigh Wedgwood, "A Dictionary of English Etymology," 1859]
这是一个来自旧理论的医学术语。Carminatives 的目的是排除风气,但理论是它们稀释和放松产生风气的粗重体液,像梳理羊毛上的结一样将其梳理出来。[亨斯利·韦奇伍德,《英语词源词典》,1859]
作为名词,从1670年代开始使用,指"一种驱风物质或药物"。
最早记录年份: early 15c.