medicine

薬

病気を治したり症状を和らげたりするために飲む、または体に塗るもの。

やさしい英語で： Something you take or put on your body to treat an illness or help you feel better.

• Take your medicine after breakfast.
• This medicine helped my cough.
• Did the doctor prescribe any medicine?

使い方： medicine for something (The doctor gave me medicine for my cough.)

類義語： medication, drug, remedy

よく使う表現： take medicine, cough medicine, medicine for something, prescribe medicine

医学、医療

病気を治し、人の健康を守るための学問や実践。

やさしい英語で： The study and practice of treating illness and keeping people healthy.

• She wants to study medicine.
• Modern medicine has saved many lives.
• He practiced medicine in a small village.

類義語： medical science

よく使う表現： study medicine, practice medicine, modern medicine

良薬、解決策

問題の解決や気分の改善に役立つもの。

やさしい英語で： Anything that helps solve a problem or makes someone feel better.

• Laughter is good medicine.
• The spending cuts were bitter medicine for the town.
• A holiday was the best medicine for her stress.

類義語： remedy, cure

よく使う表現： best medicine, bitter medicine, harsh medicine