Word of the Day : November 7, 2021
soporific
催眠的；让人瞌睡的
adjective sah-puh-RIFF-ik
What It Means
Soporific means "causing sleep."
Soporific 的意思是“导致睡眠”。
Examples
Studies show that the herb has a soporific effect.
研究表明，这种草药具有催眠的作用。
"Relying on repetition and rhyme, the text generates a gentle, soporific cadence as the little lions progress homeward…. The painterly, realistic illustrations create the feel of approaching night…." — Kirkus Reviews, 1 Oct. 2021
“类似 the little lions progress homeward 依靠重复、押韵，使文本产生一种温和、催眠的效果…… 如绘画般的、写实的插图营造出接近夜晚的感觉……”
Did You Know?
Soporific comes from Latin sopor, which means "deep sleep." That root is related to somnus, the Latin word for "sleep." Despite its meaning, somnus has been active, giving English somnolence (sleepiness), somnambulism (sleepwalking), and many other "sleepy" words.
Soporific 来自拉丁语 sopor，意思是“deep sleep「深度睡眠」 ”。这个词根与somnus 有关，拉丁语中的“sleep「睡眠」”一词。 尽管它的意思是，somnus 一直是活跃的，它创造出英语的 smnolence（sleepness「困倦」）、somnambulism（sleepwalking「梦游」）和许多其他“sleepy”的词。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of soporific: s _ _ n _ f _ _ _ us.
somniferous
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