抗kong3生sang1素sou3

English

1. antibiotic
2. antibiotic

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 西藥嘅一個分類，呢類藥透過抑制或者殺死微生物，嚟治療由細菌或者有時由寄生蟲引發嘅疾病，但係對病毒冇效

Examples

• 濫用抗生素令到細菌開始出現抗藥性。

  Antibiotic abuse caused bacteria to start developing drug resistance.

• 感冒通常都係由病毒引起，食抗生素冇用㗎。

  Common cold is generally caused by viral infection; antibiotics would not help.