gây ngủ

Thuốc này có tác dụng gây ngủ mạnh.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Sleep-inducing; soporific: Describes a substance, medication, or effect that causes or promotes sleep.
   • Narcotic; hypnotic: Pertaining to drugs or agents that induce drowsiness or sleep, often used in a medical context.

2. Noun (less common):

   • A soporific; a hypnotic: A sleep-inducing agent or drug.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thuốc này có tác dụng gây ngủ mạnh. (This medicine has a strong sleep-inducing effect.)
  • Âm nhạc êm dịu thường có hiệu ứng gây ngủ. (Soft music often has a soporific effect.)
• Noun:
  • Đây là một loại gây ngủ cần có đơn của bác sĩ. (This is a type of hypnotic that requires a doctor's prescription.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in medical, pharmaceutical, or formal descriptive contexts. It is a compound word formed from the verb "gây" (to cause) and the noun "ngủ" (sleep).

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc gây ngủ (n): Sleeping pill; hypnotic drug.
  • Bệnh nhân được kê đơn thuốc gây ngủ. (The patient was prescribed a sleeping pill.)
• Tác dụng gây ngủ (n): Sedative effect; soporific effect.
  • Một tác dụng phụ của thuốc là tác dụng gây ngủ. (A side effect of the medication is its sedative effect.)

Synonyms

• Soporific: Tending to induce sleep.
• Hypnotic: A drug that induces sleep.
• Sedative: Having a calming or sleep-inducing effect.
• Narcotic (in specific medical contexts): A drug that induces numbness or stupor, often including sleep.

Related Terms

• An thần (adj): Sedative; tranquilizing. (Note: "An thần" generally implies calming the nerves, while "gây ngủ" specifically implies causing sleep.)
• Buồn ngủ (adj): Sleepy; drowsy. (Describes the state of feeling sleepy, not the agent causing it.)