the action of inhaling or breathing in 吸入,吸入法 [mass noun]the inhalation of airborne particles. 空气中微粒的吸入。 [count noun]with every inhalation air passes over the vocal cords. 每次空气吸入都通过声带。 ■(Medicine)the inhaling of medicines or anaesthetics in the form of a gas or vapour (医)(药品、麻醉剂的)吸入 ■[count noun](Medicine)a preparation to be inhaled in the form of a vapour or spray (医)吸入药剂
语源
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin inhalatio(n-), from inhalare 'inhale'