poisoning

中毒

有害な物質が体に入ることで起こる病気。

やさしい英語で： Illness caused by a harmful substance entering your body.

• He has food poisoning.
• The child was treated for lead poisoning.
• Several people developed poisoning after eating the mushrooms.

使い方： poisoning from something (She suffered poisoning from contaminated water.)

類義語： intoxication

よく使う表現： food poisoning, lead poisoning

毒殺、毒を盛ること

人や生き物に、害を与えたり死なせたりする物質を与えること。

やさしい英語で： The act of giving someone or something a substance that can harm or kill them.

• Police suspect deliberate poisoning.
• The poisoning of the king changed the country’s history.
• He was charged with the poisoning of his neighbor.

使い方： poisoning of someone/something (Police investigated the poisoning of the dogs.)

よく使う表現： deliberate poisoning, poisoning of someone