codex

写本、冊子本

手書きのページを片側で綴じた古い本。

やさしい英語で： An old handwritten book with pages joined along one edge.

• The library owns an ancient codex.
• Scholars studied the drawings in the damaged codex.
• Several codices contain versions of the same story.

類義語： manuscript book

よく使う表現： ancient codex, medieval codex, illuminated codex

法典、規則集

法律や規則、公的な基準を整理してまとめたもの。

やさしい英語で： An organized collection of laws, rules, or official standards.

• The rules appear in a legal codex.
• Officials revised the food codex last year.
• This codex brings several sets of standards together.

類義語： code, compendium

よく使う表現： legal codex, food codex, official codex

薬局方

薬とその原料となる物質を記載した公的な本。

やさしい英語で： An official book listing medicines and the substances used to make them.

• The medicine is listed in the codex.
• Pharmacists consulted the national codex for approved ingredients.
• An older codex describes how to prepare this mixture.

類義語： pharmacopoeia

よく使う表現： pharmaceutical codex, national codex