bro·mide /ˈbroˌmaɪd/
溴化物,平凡的人,佣俗的人
bro·mide /ˈbroˌmaɪd/ 名詞
溴化物
Bro·mide n.
1. Chem. A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
2. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation. [Slang]
The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary. --Gelett Burgess.
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bromide
n 1: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative
2: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche, banality,
commonplace]
3: a sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide