medicinal
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++me·di·ci·nal /məˈdɪsənəl/ adjective 1 MDused for treating medical problems 有疗效的，有药效的 → medical Garlic is believed to have medicinal properties (=contain things that can cure medical problems). 大蒜被认为具有药用功效。2 for medicinal purposes a) used in a humorous way to say that you drink alcohol because it is good for your health 为了药用〔用以开玩笑地说因对健康有益而饮酒〕 I keep a bottle of brandy handy – purely for medicinal purposes. 我手头经常备一瓶白兰地——纯粹是为了药用。 b) for use as a medicine 药用的，药的 herbs used in medieval times for medicinal purposes 中世纪作药用的香草 —medicinally adverbExamples from the Corpus
medicinal• Her dad works for the government as a medicinal drugs buyer.• This species is used as a medicinal herb in the East.• Last November, voters in California and Arizona passed initiatives which allow the use of pot for medicinal purposes.• The Physic Garden is planted with examples of herbs used in Medieval times for medicinal purposes.• The idea that alcohol had medicinal qualities persisted well into the twentieth century.• Helms has accused Weld of being soft on drugs, citing his support for the medicinal use of marijuana.medicinal properties• Man benefits through the wide variety of plants in the world through different plant many and varied medicinal properties. 4.• Furthermore, he was informed that the water may have had medicinal properties.me·di·ci·nal adjectiveChineseSyllable
treating medical for Corpus used problems
medicinal
me‧di‧ci‧nal /məˈdɪsənəl, mɪˈdɪsənəl/
adjective
Garlic is believed to have medicinal properties (=contain things that can cure medical problems).
2. for medicinal purposes
a. used in a humorous way to say that you drink alcohol because it is good for your health:
I keep a bottle of brandy handy – purely for medicinal purposes.
b. for use as a medicine:
herbs used in medieval times for medicinal purposes
—medicinally adverb
me‧di‧ci‧nal /məˈdɪsənəl, mɪˈdɪsənəl/
adjective Word Family: noun: medical, medication, medicine, medic; adjective: medical, medicated, medicinal; adverb: medically, medicinally
1. used for treating medical problems ⇨ medical: 2. for medicinal purposes
a. used in a humorous way to say that you drink alcohol because it is good for your health:
b. for use as a medicine:
—medicinally adverb