soporific

soporific
[ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk]
adjective
  1. tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
    催眠的
    the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect.
    火车的行驶起了一定的催眠作用。
    ■sleepy or drowsy
    困倦的，昏昏欲睡的
    some medicine made her soporific.
    某些药使她昏昏欲睡。
    ■tediously boring or monotonous
    枯燥得令人厌烦的，单调乏味的
    a libel trial is in large parts intensely soporific.
    诽谤案的审讯大部分都非常沉闷单调。
noun
  1. drug or other agent of this kind
    催眠药；使人昏睡的东西
派生
soporifically
adverb
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin sopor 'sleep' + -ific
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