a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being 補(bǔ)藥,滋補(bǔ)品 ■something with an invigorating effect 具恢復(fù)精力功效的東西 being needed is a tonic for someone at my age. 對于我這年紀(jì)的人來說,對別人有用是件令人振奮的事情。
short for tonic water tonic water 的簡稱
(Music)the first note in a scale which, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music (樂)主音
adjective
giving a feeling of vigour or well-being; invigorating 有活力的,健康的;令人振奮的
(Music)relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale (樂)主音的
(Phonetics)denoting or relating to the syllable within a tone group that has greatest prominence, because it carries the main change of pitch (語音)(音節(jié))有主重音的
relating to or restoring normal tone to muscles or other organs (與)肌肉恢復(fù)正常緊張性(有關(guān))的;(與)器官恢復(fù)正常緊張性(有關(guān))的 ■(Physiology)relating to, denoting, or producing continuous muscular contraction (生理)(肌肉)緊張的,強(qiáng)直的
派生 tonically adverb 語源
mid 17th cent.: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos 'of or for stretching', from tonos (see tone)