nourishとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutrire (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).

発音

• (Received 発音, NYC, other accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA^(key): /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/, /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/
  • (hypercorrection) IPA^(key): /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/
• (accents with the hurry–furry merger)

名詞

nourish (複数形 nourishes)

1. (obsolete) A nurse.

動詞

nourish (三人称単数 現在形 nourishes, 現在分詞 nourishing, 過去形および過去分詞形 nourished)

1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk and/or supplies waste, and promotes health.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Isaiah 44:14:

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

   • 1638, Francis Bacon, 'The Historie of Life and Death

     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. To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:

     I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.

3. To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
   • 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

   to nourish rebellion

   to nourish virtues

4. To cherish; to comfort.
   • 1611, King James Version, James v. 5

     Ye have nourished your hearts.

5. (of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
   • 1611, King James Version, 1 Timothy iv. 6

     Nourished up in the words of faith.

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6. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.

   This type of nourishes very well.

7. (intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment.

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派生語

• malnourish
• nourish a viper in one's bosom
• nourisher
• nourishing
• nourishment
• overnourish
• undernourish
• well-nourished

関連する語

• nurse
• nutriment
• nutrition