Nourishとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, other accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA: /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/
• (Northern England, Ireland) IPA: /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/
• (without the hurry–furry merger, New York City, traditional Boston, eastern New England) IPA: /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/
• (hurry–furry merger, General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/
• 韻: -ʌɹɪʃ, -ʊɹɪʃ

名詞

nourish (plural nourishes)

1. (obsolete) A nurse.

動詞

nourish (third-person singular simple present nourishes, present participle nourishing, simple past and past participle nourished)

1. (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 44:14:

     He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

   • 1623, Francis Bacon, Historia Vitae et Mortis:

     other carnivorous Animals are difficultly nourished by Plants alone

   • 1872, Thomas Bull, The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Diseases:

     Children nourished exclusively upon this simple food will be found to enjoy more perfect health

   • 1996, Alexander Frank Skutch, Orioles, Blackbirds, and Their Kin: A Natural History:

     we have ample evidence that male Bobolinks do not shirk the labor of nourishing their families. In a four-year study, Wittenberger (1980, 1982) found that males delivered about 60 Bobolink percent of the food.

2. (transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

     I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.

3. (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate

   to nourish civility

   to nourish a sense of self-worth

   • 1561, Richard Eden, “To the Ryght Worshypfull Syr Wyllyam Garrerd Knyght, and Master Thomas Lodge, Aldermen of the Citie of London, and Gouernours of the Honorable Felowshyp or Societie, aswell of Certaine of the Nobilitie, as of Marchauntes Aduenturers, for the Discouery of Landes, Territories, Ilandes, and Seignories Vnknowen, and Not before Their First Aduenture or Enterprise by Seas or Nauigations Commonly Frequented: And to the Right Worshypfull the Consulles, Assistentes, and Comminaltie of the Same Societie, Richarde Eden Wyssheth Health and Prosperitie”, in Martin Cortes [i.e., Martín Cortés de Albacar], translated by Richard Eden, The Arte of Nauigation: Conteynyng a Compendious Description of the Sphere, with the Makyng of Certen Instrumentes and Rules for Nauigations: and Exemplified by Manye Demonstrations. […], London: […] Richard Jugge, […], →OCLC, signature [¶ iii], recto:

     [T]he fauour of Princes and Magiſtrates noryſheth, augmenteth, and amplyfyeth all artes and ſciences by liberalitie, and extynguyſheth the ſame by miſerable couetouſnes and parcimonie.

   • 2003, Marilyn Byfield Paul, It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys:

     When we slow down to pay attention to our own experience, we open ourselves to the love and richness that is here all the time. These are moments that can nourish your connection to your heart.

   • 2010, Colin L. Powell, My American Journey:

     I thanked the Fort Leavenworth military historian, Colonel von Schlemmer, for nourishing my first hope to memorialize the Buffalo Soldiers

4. (transitive) To cherish; to comfort.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 5:5:

     Ye have nourished your hearts.

5. (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 4:6:

     Nourished up in the words of faith.

6. (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.

   This type of nourishes very well.

7. (intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment.
   • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Empire”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

     a kingdom may have good limbs, but will have empty veins, and nourish little

派生語

関連する語

• nurse
• nurture
• nutriment
• nutrition

Further reading

• “nourish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “nourish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “nourish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.