名詞 laxative:

1. a mild cathartic

形容詞 laxative:

1. stimulating evacuation of feces

1. The seeds of this plant, widely used as a mild bulk laxative and sometimes added to foods as a dietary source of soluble fiber.
   亞麻籽車前的籽這種植物的種子，作為溫和的散裝緩瀉劑而被廣泛使用，有時(shí)加在食物中作為可溶纖維的飲食上的來(lái)源
2. An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative.
   瀉藥通腸的動(dòng)力物質(zhì)，尤指瀉藥

lax.a.tive

n.（名詞）
A food or drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels.
輕瀉劑：促進(jìn)排便的食物或藥物
adj.（形容詞）
Stimulating evacuation of the bowels.
促進(jìn)排便的
Causing looseness or relaxation, especially of the bowels.
導(dǎo)致寬松或松弛的，尤指腸的

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French laxatif
源自 古法語(yǔ) laxatif
from Medieval Latin lax3tovus [preventing constipation]
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) lax3tovus [預(yù)防便秘的]
from Late Latin [assuaging]
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) [減弱的]
from Latin lax3tus [past participle of] lax3re [to relax]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) lax3tus [] lax3re的過(guò)去分詞 [放松]
from laxus [loose] * see lax
源自 laxus [松開] *參見 lax