英和和英

読み方 くすり

名詞

1

A medicine; a drug; a remedy; physic:（つけ薬）a lotion; an ointment; a liniment:（水薬）a liquid medicine, a draught:（粉薬）a powder:（洗い薬）a wash; a lotion:（目薬）an eye-water:（蒸し薬）fomentation

用例

• 薬の功能
  the virtue of a medicine―the efficacy of a medicine

• この薬は功能が有る
  The medicine is efficacious.
• 薬が利いた
  The medicine has taken effect.
• 薬を飲んで少しも利かない
  The medicine has effect on me.
• この薬は不思議に利く
  The medicine works wonders.
• 薬を服す、薬を飲む
  to take medicine
• 粉薬を湯で飲む
  to take a powder with hot water―wash down a powder with hot water
• 薬を飲み違える
  to take the wrong medicine （by mistake）
• この薬を飲むと君の病気は治る
  This medicine will cure you of your disease.
• この薬を飲むと楽になります
  This medicine will relieve you of your pain―give you relief.
• お薬を戴いてたいそう楽になりました
  Your medicine has given me much relief.
• 薬を盛る
  to administer medicine （to a patient）―dose a patient
• 薬を処方する
  to prescribe a medicine （to a patient）
• 薬を調合する
  to compound a medicine―mix a medicine
• この薬に何が入るか
  What enter into the composition of this medicine?
• この薬には阿片が入る
  Opium enters into the composition of this medicine.
• 薬を施す
  to dispense medicine
• キニーネは何の薬になるか
  What is quinine good for?
• 熱の薬になる
  It is good for fevers.
• 苦い物は胃の薬
  Bitters are good for the stomach.
• 蜂蜜は咳の薬
  Honey is good for the cough
  Honey helps the cough.
• 小豆は脚気の薬（特効薬）
  Red beans are a remedy for beriberi―a specific for beriberi.
• 油は火傷の薬（妙薬）
  Oils are a sovereign remedy for burns.
• 風邪の薬は無いものか
  Is there no remedy for colds?
• 万病の薬
  a panacea for all complaints
  a heal-all
• 不老不治の薬
  the elixir of life
• ばかにつける薬無し
  No medicine can cure folly.
• 薬より養生【イディオム・格言的】
  “Prevention is better than cure”
  “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.”
• 一に看病二に薬
  Nursing first and medicine next.
• 医者や薬の奉公をする
  to lay out one's earnings in the doctor's bill
• 薬一服
  a dose of medicine
• 屁一つは薬千服に当たる
  A single discharge of wind is equivalent to a thousand doses of medicine.
• 薬九層倍
  Medicine sells for nine times its value.
• そんなものは薬にしたくも無い
  That is not a spice of it―not a suspicion of it.
• あの人はこっけいなどは薬にしたくも無い
  There is not a spice of humour―not a suspicion of humour―in him.

2

（＝化学的薬品）chemicals

• 薬を製造する
  to manufacture chemicals

3

（＝火薬）gunpowder

• 薬と弾
  powder and shot

4

（＝釉薬）enamel; glaze

• 瀬戸物に薬をかける
  to glaze pottery―enamel pottery

5

（＝裨益）benefit; good

用例

• 運動は身体の薬だ
  Exercise is good for the health―beneficial to health―Exercise will do you good.

• 汗を出すのは身体の薬だ
  Perspiration will do you good.
• 酒は適度に飲めば薬だ
  Wine, taken in moderation, is good for the health.
• 朝起きは心身の薬だ
  Early rising is good for mind and body.
• そんな物は毒にも薬にもならぬ
  It will do neither good nor harm.
• そんなことをしても毒にもならぬ
  That will not mend or mar matters.
• あんな人間は毒にも薬にもならぬ
  We have nothing to hope or fear from such men.
• 苦労するのは薬だ
  “Sweet are the uses of adversity.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 甲の薬は乙の毒
  “One man's meat is another man's poison.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 目の薬だ
  It is a sight for sore eyes.