bile

胆汁

肝臓で作られ、食べ物の脂肪の消化を助ける液体。

やさしい英語で： A liquid made by the liver that helps your body break down fats in food.

• The liver produces bile.
• A stone blocked her bile duct.
• Bile helps the body digest fats.

類義語： gall

よく使う表現： bile duct, produce bile, bile salts

憎悪、悪意

ひどい言葉で表されることが多い、強い怒りや恨み。

やさしい英語で： Strong anger or bitterness, often shown through cruel words.

• His reply was full of bile.
• She poured out her bile in a furious letter.
• The article mixed personal bile with political criticism.

類義語： bitterness, spite, venom

よく使う表現： full of bile, spit bile, bile and hatred

胆汁

古代の医師が健康や性格に影響すると考えた、黄胆汁または黒胆汁。

やさしい英語で： Either of two body fluids that ancient doctors believed affected health and personality.

• Ancient doctors linked black bile to sadness.
• Yellow bile was thought to cause anger.
• Medieval medicine explained illness through an imbalance of bile and other humours.

よく使う表現： black bile, yellow bile