(亦作 nepenthe)[mass noun](poetic/literary)a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind (诗/文)忘忧药 Greek ■any drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness 能使人忘记不快之事的药物 Latin
a plant of a genus that comprises the Old World pitcher plants 含有忘忧药的植物