"remedy counteracting poison," 1510s (earlier in English as a Latin word), from Middle French antidot and directly from Latin antidotum "a remedy against poison," from Greek antidoton "given as a remedy," literally "given against," verbal adjective of antididonai "give in return," from anti- "against" + didonai "to give" (see date (n.1)). Compare Middle English antidotarie "treatise on drugs or medicines" (c. 1400).
中文解释
1、anti- "against" + dot- "give" + -e.2、字面意思为：given against. => given as a remedy(补救, 纠正). => a remedy against poison. => remedy counteracting poison.3. anti- + -dote (谐音：毒他)。