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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
heroin
her·oin BrE [ˈherəʊɪn] NAmE [ˈheroʊɪn] noun uncountable
a powerful illegal drug made from ↑morphine, that some people take for pleasure and can become ↑addicted to
•a heroin addict
Word Origin:
[heroin] late 19th cent.: from German Heroin, from Latin heros ‘hero’ (because of its effects on the user's self-esteem).
Example Bank:
•a fatal heroin overdose
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