| 单词 |
Kneipp |
| 释义 |
Kneipp|naɪp|
The name of Sebastian Kneipp (1821–97), Bavarian priest, used attrib. to designate (a system of) hydropathic treatments advocated by him, a special feature of which was walking barefoot through dewy grass. Hence ˈKneippism.
[1891A. de F. tr. Kneipp's My Water-Cure p. xviii, It is evident that in Germany, at least, Pfarrer Kneipp's cure is going to influence the present state of medicine to a considerable extent.] 1895N.Y. Med. Jrnl. LXII. 523/2 Is the Kneipp cure injurious? 1900Dorland Med. Dict. 341/1 Kneippism. 1901J. H. Kellogg Rational Hydrotherapy i. 28 The leading features of the so-called ‘Kneippism’ are simply a revival of these rude practices of ignorant peasants a century and a half ago. 1911Stedman Med. Dict. 454/2 Kneipp method, the treatment of disease by hydrotherapy in various forms—douches, wet packs, full and local baths, compresses, vapor baths, walking barefoot in the dew of early morning, etc. 1933H. F. Wolf et al. Textbk. Physical Therapy xxiii. 268 Such headaches are promptly relieved..by walking barefooted in wet grass (Kneipp cure). 1966Punch 2 Feb. 161/2 Bavaria also offers a range of Kneipp cures. The good Father Kneipp..knew that walking barefoot on wet stone floors would cure constipation. |
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