early 15c., "alleviation of pain;" 1540s, "act of making calm," from Middle French sédation and directly from Latin sedationem (nominative sedatio) "a quieting, assuaging, a calming," noun of action from past participle stem of sedare (see sedate (adj.)).
双语例句
1. The victim's wife was last night being kept under sedation in the local hospital.
昨晚，受害人的妻子在当地医院用药后处于镇静状态。
来自《权威词典》
2. The attack victim is currently in hospital, under heavy sedation.
被袭击者目前在医院, 处于大剂量镇静作用之下.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. His mother was under sedation after the boy's body was brought back from Germany.
男孩的尸体从德国运回后，他的母亲一直靠服药保持镇静。
来自柯林斯例句
4. For much of the time he was in hospital, he was under sedation. "I was in La La Land," he said.
他在医院的大部分时间里都处于镇静剂作用之下。“我在梦游奇境，”他说道。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Routine use of sedation should be rigorously avoided.
