tonic

noun

/ˈtɒnɪk/

/ˈtɑːnɪk/

(also tonic water)
[uncountable, countable] a clear fizzy drink (= with bubbles in it) with a slightly bitter taste, that is often mixed with a strong alcoholic drink, especially gin or vodka奎宁水，汤力水（一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料）
- a gin and tonic一杯杜松子酒奎宁水
Topics Drinksc2
[countable] a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired补药；滋补品
- herbal tonics滋补草药
Topics Social issuesc2
[countable, uncountable] a liquid that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier护发液；护肤液
- skin tonic护肤液
Topics Appearancec2
[countable, usually singular] (old-fashioned) anything that makes people feel healthier or happier使精神振奋的东西
- The weekend break was just the tonic I needed.周末休息正是我所需要的养精蓄锐的机会。
[countable] (music音乐) the first note of a scale of eight notes主音（自然音阶中的第一音）
(also tonic syllable)
[countable] (phonetics语音学) the syllable in a tone unit on which a change in pitch takes place语调音节，语调核心（区别音高变化的音节）

词源mid 17th cent.: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinein ‘to stretch’.

词汇	tonic
释义	tonic noun /ˈtɒnɪk/ /ˈtɑːnɪk/ (also tonic water) [uncountable, countable] a clear fizzy drink (= with bubbles in it) with a slightly bitter taste, that is often mixed with a strong alcoholic drink, especially gin or vodka奎宁水，汤力水（一种味微苦、常加于烈性酒中的有气饮料） a gin and tonic一杯杜松子酒奎宁水 Topics Drinksc2 [countable] a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired补药；滋补品 herbal tonics滋补草药 Topics Social issuesc2 [countable, uncountable] a liquid that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier护发液；护肤液 skin tonic护肤液 Topics Appearancec2 [countable, usually singular] (old-fashioned) anything that makes people feel healthier or happier使精神振奋的东西 The weekend break was just the tonic I needed.周末休息正是我所需要的养精蓄锐的机会。 [countable] (music音乐) the first note of a scale of eight notes主音（自然音阶中的第一音） (also tonic syllable) [countable] (phonetics语音学) the syllable in a tone unit on which a change in pitch takes place语调音节，语调核心（区别音高变化的音节）词源mid 17th cent.: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinein ‘to stretch’.
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